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lettuce

[let-is] / ˈlɛt ɪs /




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Taylor Farms used the revision to push back on the idea that its lettuce had been definitively identified as the source; federal officials, though, maintained that the broader epidemiological and traceback evidence still pointed there.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Taylor Fresh had just last month voluntarily recalled imported contaminated lettuce from a grower in Central Mexico that was linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak that affected 15 states and sicked tens of thousands of people.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Taylor Farms was already under scrutiny after it recently recalled its iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico because of the unusually large cyclosporiasis outbreak.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The salad chain’s shares tumbled after hours, but it said it doesn’t use iceberg lettuce and only uses jalapeño peppers in two dressings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

As soon as we were done, Mouse crept out of the grasses and attacked a small hole in the soil, dragging out a strand of sea lettuce so she could properly subdue it.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

These are farm labourers who help to harvest lettuces, cauliflowers, spinach and beans.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2025

Nowadays in the early mornings, farmers — many of them descendants of Xochimilco’s original inhabitants — can be seen loading canoes with lettuces and flowers grown in the rich sediments dredged from the canals.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2023

I always have a ton of bell peppers, chiles and lettuces.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

For a fall harvest beginning in early September, opt for fast-growing greens like lettuces, arugula, mesclun mixes, maché, chard, spinach and radishes or herbs like cilantro and parsley.

From Seattle Times Sep. 1, 2023

Let them have all the lettuces they want.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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