carrot
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He was, as history now appears to attest, dangling a carrot that he would never allow you to have.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
For chicken soup, I roast thighs on a bed of onion, garlic, carrot and celery with big lemon slices, garlic powder, onion powder and plenty of black pepper.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
USA Today published a photo earlier this year of a sailor’s mostly empty lunch tray, which included a few chunks of boiled carrot and processed meat of an indeterminate nature.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
"I write fairly dark stuff, so it's actually lovely to go out in the morning and hand-feed the pygmy goats or the rabbits little bits of carrot and lettuce," James added.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
There was always a carrot for him every time.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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Graham added that the idea of mixing carrots with sticks was the right approach “although much depends on the details.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"The most important thing is that the animals are comfortable," he said, "and well-fed" with plenty of apples and carrots.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Chief among the carrots is the promise of seemingly irresistible returns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
He said he did not receive any form of payment for his official recognition, but joked: "If any carrot farmer wants to give him some carrots, he'd kindly have them."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
She takes a final look inside the bowl but doesn’t find any loose carrots or noodles.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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