olive
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Myka’s fro-yo is served with toppings like extra-virgin olive oil, diced figs, Maldon salt and a hazelnut cream mixed with the crunch of kataifi, an ingredient made famous by Dubai chocolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Higher consumption of olive oil, fish, and legumes was associated with increased levels of humanin.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Cement, concrete, olive oil and spices are also among commodities produced in the region that use the strait as an outlet to reach the outside world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Chilled sweet peas and ribbons of summer zucchini are tossed separately with olive oil, more lemon juice and handfuls of fresh herbs.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
They were quickly named the Truck of Many Colors and Staff Car, the latter a battered olive drab army surplus sedan.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Serve either spritz—or both, each takes five minutes to make—with olives, an antipasti plate or, if you’d rather order in, a couple of pizzas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Add your chopped veggies, like Persian cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, mini sweet peppers, pepperoncini and Kalamata olives, along with washed and drained canned chickpeas.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Somewhere along the line, the ideal picnic became a scattering of photogenic snacks: a baguette, a wedge of cheese, a handful of berries, perhaps a tiny jar of olives if someone was feeling ambitious.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Wild king salmon topped with tomatoes, olives and capers was accessorized with a puff pastry in the shape of a cartoon fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
He passed die stairway to the pilothouse and squeezed past the extra cargo, crates of Kalamata olives and olive oil, sea sponges from Kos.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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