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burger

[bur-ger] / ˈbɜr gər /




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But the confluence of the warming oceans with higher water levels and the oversized waves saw the burger joint’s patio and dining room filled with ankle-deep water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management is willing to put up $1.4 billion to buy Wendy’s, but reviving the burger chain’s fortunes is likely to require even more money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

It immediately vaulted the Meta boss into the pantheon of awkward executive eating and drinking moments, right next to the McDonald’s CEO who struggled with his own company’s burger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

"I can have a chicken burger and it's really healthy because of the way I cooked it."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

I picked up my burger, but then the sight of Audrey’s brother and his idiot friends sauntering our way made me lose my appetite.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

By afternoon when the tide recedes, the bar functions as it normally does with burgers, brews and screenings of sports matches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

It isn’t cool, per se, but remains an entity that demolishes traditional cultural standards, be they incongruous high-end finishes and fixtures or burgers topped with fried macaroni and cheese balls and cheddar sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"Everyone loves a pickle, except for the 25% of people that take them off the burgers," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Those plans also include fresher coffee, larger burgers and restaurant remodels.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

To be the best, you have to give everything all the time, then you have to give some more: hundred-hour weeks, crushing patient loads, working miracles the way other people flip burgers.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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