plate

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Remove to a plate, leaving drippings in the pan.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

A six-minute egg is soft, custardy, a little luxurious — something you eat with toast, standing at the counter, yolk pooling gold across the plate.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

He was also charged with improperly displaying a license plate, which was later dismissed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

This year, pitchers, catchers and hitters can appeal umpires’ calls at home plate to a machine equipped with technology that can accurately track the ball’s location to within a fraction of an inch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"What have you been doing today?" she asked him after they had sat down together at her kitchen table with a plate of cookies and a glass of milk each.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry