mince
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Today it's $11.95, but profits are limited due to the much higher price of mince.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
In his final letter to investors, Robertson didn’t mince words, calling the craze “a Ponzi pyramid destined for collapse.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
But when Rodrigo was asked to respond to the controversy on The New York Times’ Popcast, she didn’t mince words, pointing out that she’s worn more revealing outfits on stage with less pushback.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
He didn’t mince words or allow nuance or second thoughts to stand in the way of a zingy phrase or a colorful wisecrack.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
There were apple and mince and dried-berry pies, little spicecakes with maple sugar frosting, candied fruits and nuts, pitchers of sweet apple cider, and great mugs of steaming flip for the men.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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It minces onions when my joints aren’t cooperating, even with a good knife.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
A shrewd operator who rarely minces his words, an increasingly wealthy Thaksin entered politics in the mid-1990s, initially serving as foreign minister and then deputy prime minister.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2023
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who never minces words, certainly didn’t when talking about the need for reform.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Brian Cox minces no words in his new book when it comes to some of Hollywood’s revered actors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
Mama is a blur of activity as she minces a huge pile of onions and garlic in a mini chopper and puts a jumbo pot on the stove.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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One slightly stranger favorite is ground beef mixed with minced mushrooms and a little mushroom gravy powder, which can become an excellent head start on stew, meatballs, meatloaf or cottage pie.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Whether you’re dealing with whole, chopped, or minced garlic, there’s an art to how you can store them — and what you can use to store them in.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Quick pickled cucumbers, dressed with rice vinegar, sugar and sesame oil, bring texture and acidity while a classic Mexican mix of minced onion and cilantro finishes things off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
His cooks minced the meat with papaya, saffron and spices and made it so fine and silky that it needed no chewing.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
I chopped and diced and minced, and then a thought started up in my head.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
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"Over to you Keir," says a senior minister, not mincing his words.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, we need to more discussion of what America is and what we want it to look like — without mincing words.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
One may be the loneliest number, but No. 2 is what sent Shaquille O’Neal urgently mincing off the “Inside the NBA” stage last month while the cameras kept running.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
His soft, thoughtful delivery forces the listener to take note and when he speaks he is usually very direct, rarely mincing his words.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
For hours one of us hauled while the other guided, mincing along like a cat on eggshells, sounding every step in advance with the stick.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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