pumpkin
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He told us tales of big brinjals, bright pumpkin flowers, sprite okra that grew in the farmland in what’s now Bangladesh, where he grew up.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
A special “Chef’s Table” meal featured pumpkin and ginger soup, a duo of rock lobster and beef tenderloin, and a carrot panna cotta dessert, Moraes posted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
It was a Cinderella story that smelled like rotting pumpkin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
"And then to give it some crunch, we used pumpkin seeds in there as well."
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
I had planted, in the flat patch of ground behind the hut, a few pumpkin seeds.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Monica Koskey stands on the debris of her home where pumpkins have begun growing on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 in Altadena, CA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Garten offers additional table-setting ideas, including those with pumpkins, candy corn, chocolate-covered caramels and pears.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2025
They install heat cables in the soil to keep their pumpkins warm, build contraptions to cover them from the sun and add grow-lights for cloudy days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
And I thought of all her favorite things, like she loves pumpkins and she likes summer.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
Not the real flies sticking to my fingers and lips, not the wind blowing through the cornstalks, not the voices overhead of kids carving pumpkins.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
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