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pancake

[pan-keyk] / ˈpænˌkeɪk /


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The sign outside adds: "Grab a pancake, then the whole world."

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Even when a potato pancake failed to flip on camera and spilled onto the stove, she accepted the mistake with grace, endearing her to similarly mishap-prone home cooks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"We squished it flat, like a pancake," Zhao said, "and suddenly we had a low-cost, high-performing design that was much easier to fabricate."

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

“The pancake was the size of the whole plate!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

I keep glancing at Jenna, but she’s shoveling forkfuls of pancake into her mouth as if she hasn’t eaten in a week.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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