olive
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Thousands of olive ridley turtles came to La Escobilla beach in Oaxaca, Mexico, to lay their eggs within 48 hours, according to sanctuary officials.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
We finished with vanilla ice cream, fragrant olive oil and a generous scoop of caviar.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The other side of the coin features a version of the US presidential seal, depicting an eagle clutching arrows and an olive branch while covered by a shield that says "250."
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Bonta abruptly canceled settlement talks last week, but extended an olive branch to Paramount by saying he would be willing to meet with the company to discuss ways to address his antitrust concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Not the growing green of the trees all around, but a dull olive, a color death might wear when it claimed these trees.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
In her formal review, she was less forgiving: “Green olives don’t belong on Caesar and this one was lacking an adequate amount of croutons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
A platter of summer tomatoes, tuna-belly conserva, shaved onion, and punchy olives arrives where it cannot possibly fit.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kreinbrink turned her experience into a wellness retreat business where people travel to Tuscany with her to harvest olives for olive oil, make wine and craft cheese on the farm, alongside local farmers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
I rolled the olives and crispy potatoes around with my fork, wondering why my family couldn’t agree on the right thing to do about Wilfrido.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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