barbecue
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Saturday night ended with some friends at a barbecue place across from the convention center, a spot made famous by the movie “Top Gun.”
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Still, I did what a social scientist does—I went to the barbecue joints to ask my questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
For over 40 years, the pizza chain has operated out of California, where it became best known for its barbecue chicken pizza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Fumes from a barbecue, or petting a cat or dog, can also trigger an allergic reaction.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But there’s no denying the school photo Scoob took this past October, and an image of G’ma from a Fourth of July barbecue last year—which he knows because he took the picture.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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A music festival has banned revellers using camping stoves at their tents and disposable barbecues anywhere on site due to the hot weather and "dry ground conditions" expected this weekend.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The company’s success made him rich, with homes in, among other places, France and Jamaica, and a lineup of famous friends like Lionel Hampton and Ray Charles, who came over for barbecues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
July 4 fell during a record-breaking heat wave that upended the parades, block parties and barbecues that traditionally mark Independence Day.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Food and Drug Administration’s highest level, just ahead of the Fourth of July holiday and countless backyard barbecues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
There had been many barbecues with the driveway lined with cars and a troop of chauffeurs under the palm trees exchanging news and gossip.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
I’ll always prefer Mom’s barbecued chicken, fried chicken and French fries, but I have branched out, trying an array of new, relatively tamer foods, ranging from albacore tuna to zucchini.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
Since 1959, they’ve come for Chinese American classics such as sweet and sour chicken, barbecued pork chow mein, egg rolls, chop suey and shrimp fried rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
I’m drawn first to a large platter of chaswei, sweet barbecued pork cut into coin-sized inc.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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"I can combine barbecuing with my previous work experience, which will be an advantage for me," Xu said after attending a class on editing videos for Douyin -- China's version of TikTok.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“And my other favorite time is sunset in the upper bedroom or downstairs barbecuing something outdoors. The views really are spectacular.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
There was a picnic scene too, with Prince Philip and the Princess Royal seen barbecuing sausages.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
The rest of the section, which included anodyne listicles about summer activities, barbecuing, and photography, soon attracted additional scrutiny.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
We'd spend the days swimming, barbecuing, and brainstorming sketch ideas we would later put on video for posterity.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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