main course
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Coup de Tête, a restaurant there, has prix fixe meals including a starter and a main course or a main course and a dessert that set you back a mere €19.50.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Jess McClain, who was comfortably leading the women's race, was taken off the main course, along with her closest challengers Ednah Kurgat and Emma Hurley.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Now, thanks to inflation and stubbornly high grocery bills, they’re more often getting promoted—sometimes to the main course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The Caesar salad, with candied anchovies, gem lettuce, and umeboshi dressing, is a playful twist, but the main course is where things get truly exciting.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
Wild California pig would be the main course.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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