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potato

[puh-tey-toh, -tuh] / pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə /
NOUN
vegetable
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The researchers also compared Indigenous Peruvians with the Maya, an Indigenous population in Mexico that shares evolutionary history with Andean peoples but does not have a tradition of potato farming.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Lengthy negotiations secured the bird's release, but not before refugees carried Feliks in a potato sack over the Nahr al-Kabir river on the northern border between Syria and Lebanon, the Associated Press reported.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“Every potato batch you get is going to be different,” Cedrik Neike, member of the Managing Board and CEO Digital Industries at Siemens, tells the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Isabelle Bousquette.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

A potato PSA: Before your next cookout, you need to read Danny Palumbo’s guide to making a better potato salad.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

The potato stalks leaned against each other, limp and wet, the leaves shapeless and dripping.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

"Trying to find people that will accept potatoes like that is very difficult. So that ultimately means a lot of wastage for us," Munns added.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Now, researchers have found evidence that this ancient reliance on potatoes may also have shaped human evolution.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

More than 200 parameters go into creating the “perfect Pringle,” from the flour’s particle size and the dough’s humidity to the geography where the potatoes were harvested, according to Laenen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

It turns out it’s not what you mix into the dish that makes it delicious—it’s how you cook the potatoes.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

I shoved my hand into my pocket as casually as I could, holding the bag of potatoes in my other arm.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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