squash

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Greece is the answer, but specifically Athens and Panathinaikos, where ultra fans lit smoky red flares and the atmosphere made Rupp Arena feel like a squash club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

This supplies the UK with 55 million cobs of corn each year, along with chillis, butternut squash, and also green beans.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The stubborn squash that won’t soften, the freezer-end chicken that smells faintly metallic, the limp carrot you almost tossed: time, heat and gentle attention coax them into flavor, texture and presence.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025

Marty is convinced he’s a self-made success who doesn’t need anyone’s help; the people we see him squeeze and squash would disagree.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

“Hank, don’t freak out,” she says, “but I think there’s a rat in here. See that squash moving across the floor?”

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins