pot

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In 1894, the pair accidentally left a pot of boiled wheat to stand, and it dried out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The gladiator depicted on the cover of “Those Who Are About to Die” has the beginnings of a pot belly and bears not the slightest physical resemblance to Kirk Douglas or Russell Crowe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Some of the chickpeas are mashed back into the pot for body.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

When you start collecting Social Security at 64, you’ll add another $4,100 to the pot, which leaves you with a more modest shortfall of $1,800 a month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“I was going to make pot pie for dinner, but unless the power comes back, it’s going to be cereal.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows