leftovers
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If you’re getting tomatoes and lettuce for your burgers, expect them to cost around 20% more than they did last year — and make a plan for how you can use any leftovers.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Because the truth is, none of these meals feel like leftovers.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
But he spent this season turning the leftovers and replacements into a No. 2 seed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
In fact, there was such an abundance of food, we'd have leftovers for days.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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