nettle
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But he said not much had happened since because politicians were too afraid to grasp the nettle.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting is promising "to finally grasp the nettle on social care reform", with an independent commission due to begin work in April.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025
In “Chími Nu’am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen,” Olson shares dishes like elk chili beans, nettle tortillas, blackberry-braised smoked salmon and nearly a dozen recipes featuring acorns.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024
Cook freezes them in ice cube trays, using them as sauce starters or in pesto, while Herrera makes cream of nettle soup by blending nettles with baked potatoes, milk, butter, garlic and concentrated chicken broth.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
Stinging cells in the nettle inject a poison into the skin.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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