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plate

[pleyt] / pleɪt /




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Those meals aren’t remarkable because of what’s on the plate; they’re remarkable because they mark a threshold.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

I like to keep mine simple, using a dinner plate as my canvas.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

Movement on the northern edge of the Caribbean plate caused the magnitude 7 earthquake in 2010 in Haiti that killed 316,000 people, one of the worst natural disasters in modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

And in the far corner, Erling Haaland, carrying a plate of chips, returned to Mrs Haaland amid the chaos and through the plumes spewing out of the smoke machine.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

He tears the plate into pieces, and then he grabs the other one and tears that, too.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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