pickle
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Natland had claimed rather than carry out the attack, he had planned to shoot himself in the foot, telling jurors he had found himself in "a major pickle".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
In a wordless two-page spread, a dog lopes solemnly toward the pickle, trailed by a mournful earthworm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The quick-pickled herbs are blended with Greek yogurt, good mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice and, because we’re fully committing to the bit, an actual dill pickle or two.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
"I am starting to get real joy in life again. I play lots of pickle ball, I get outside and I go to the gym."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
I added hard-boiled eggs and apples and dill pickle slices.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Veggies, salads, pizza, wings, fries, caviar, pickles, cottage cheese, ice cream—they’re all eminently ranchable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
For example, "I love pickles. I know that if I eat too many pickles I'm gonna feel ill."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The second round is usually a little softer, a little less punchy than the original pickles, but still deeply useful.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
The limited-time offering is also topped with barbecue sauce, coleslaw and pickles.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
She frowned a lot as she talked, and I couldn’t decide if she was plain old coffee or something worse, like the vinegar pooled at the bottom of a jar of pickles.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
Chamoy similarly comes from Asia through pickled plums, particularly China via the Philippines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
She added that they’re a good “blank canvas” for various flavor profiles and can carry creamy, hot and pickled sauces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
A Ramp Gibson, a riff on the martini, came with a pickled ramp garnish instead of a pickled onion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Maybe it’s a drizzle of special vinegar, a pat of cultured butter softening into gloss or a tangle of pickled vegetables with just enough bite.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
He shoved the sliced cucumbers away and took a pickled herring.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Still, I thought Klapper might tell me to stop pickling, but he didn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
While drying or pickling might preserve its taste, photography best preserves its beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
"My life changed just from pickling a cucumber," Maddi Neye-Swift told the BBC as she picked up her award for food creator of the year.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
This means you’ll have lots of peppers available for canning, pickling and serving roasted and stuffed to large groups of guests.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
A tiny wizard in a nightcap at the rear of the bus muttered, “Not now, thanks, I’m pickling some slugs” and rolled over in his sleep.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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