pepper
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Working from before dawn until midnight, farmers Nikoletta Pajsan Nagy and Laszlo Pajsan fought Europe's driest summer ever to save their red pepper harvest in Hungary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The grandfather says that a group of Israeli soldiers protected his family from the settlers who tried to approach them, using pepper spray to force them back.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
I whisked the eggs and cream with garlic powder, onion powder, dried thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, plus a little drizzle of soy sauce.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
My House Spice, which I use on pretty much everything, is my mother’s recipe, a Creole and Cajun spice blend with salt, pepper, granulated onion and garlic, cayenne and paprika.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
I reach behind me and feel around for the salt and pepper shakers.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Booths were adorned with strings of dried red peppers -- the raw ingredient used to make paprika -- recalling a sight once common on houses in the surrounding countryside every autumn.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
This $5.95 million house in Miami takes the timelessness of Midcentury Modern and peppers it with an undeniable futuristic flair, earning it the nickname “The Jetsons House.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Even when the tomatoes are gone and the bread stall is picked clean, you can usually find some jar of something sharp, spicy and brined: giardiniera, hot peppers, spicy dills, pickled carrots.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Chipotle says it has removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
I hate eggplant and green peppers, but I love pizza.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
But while her lyrics describe situations both grave and dangerous—the record’s title is a homophone for “violence”—her words are peppered with bizarre humor and images that aren’t easy to decode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
His calls for action are peppered with the occasional "Amen", pronounced in the American way, with the first syllable said "ay" rather than "ah".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
As I peppered him with questions about the pink car and the Brinks armored truck, he remained cagey while slowly yielding information.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
McCarthy peppered journalists, congressional staff and even FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover with desperate appeals for evidence, but no one had any.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
His small beard was well peppered with grey, and he wore a leather glove on his maimed left hand.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
By March, some OpenAI employees had grown frustrated, peppering a top executive with questions about the company’s future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The court was told no obvious damage was noted on the car when the officers returned to Strabane police station, but there was peppering of the paint surface.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
He’s a compulsive name-dropper, peppering his speeches with boring stories whose only point is to exaggerate his relationship to famous people.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025
The Diddy trial has been full of nonstop drama: from constant bickering between the legal teams to outbursts and altercations inside and outside the courthouse, all peppering a constant stream of utterly shocking testimonies.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2025
As soon as I arrived I started peppering him with questions.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
