chicken
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And I was not a spring chicken at 74 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Servings of processed meats such as ham, sausages and chicken nuggets have been reduced to once a week and must come with a side of vegetables or fruit.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Food inflation increased 0.1% in the past month, with prices for meats, chicken, fish and eggs all rising, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while prices for food away from home increased 0.3%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
Open is a roar of commercial excess, from its soaring ticket prices and $100 caviar-topped chicken nuggets to the new luxury suites rising as part of an $800 million transformation of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“What does chicken pox have to do with it?” he wanted to know, but my mother said he was just tired of watching Charlie and me scratch.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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"The chickens are the reason I was successful in Japan," he explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
As orders flood into the restaurant via online food delivery services and a walk-up window, a butcher slices through whole chickens while one cook flips thin slabs of steak and chicken on a grill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
She says she lost most of her goats, 300 ducks, 300 chickens and a sizeable amount of fish, as well as the machine she used to make animal feed.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“But these dancers are far more nimble than chickens, and better fliers, too,” she decided.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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