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mushroom

[muhsh-room, -room] / ˈmʌʃ rum, -rʊm /


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Recent news of more than 30 cases of mushroom-related illness and death has prompted some Southern Californians to seek a mushroom education.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

With the decline of logging and cannabis, they see tourism driven by ultramarathons, mushroom foraging and other outdoor activities as a financial savior.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Leclerc, who has spent more than 20 years mastering the art of the overtake since his days in go-karts, compared the whole thing to a videogame power-up: “This is like a mushroom in Mario Kart.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

A quick mushroom sauce does the trick: earthy, glossy, just rich enough to make everything feel composed.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

She was meant to have peeled that single mushroom from the ground, not yank out the entire troop.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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