potatoes

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When she spent £50 in a month she'd claim the free vegetables on offer - often opting for a 7kg bag of potatoes, priced at £4, to maximise the saving.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The government’s stakes in other companies are relatively small potatoes and overwhelmingly concentrated in critical minerals companies.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Yes, Wintour ate rare steak and potatoes from a nearby restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The drippings, on that first night, don’t go to waste: they’re coaxed into something worthy of the occasion, slicked over potatoes or spooned onto rice, greener and more herb-laced than you might expect.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Granda said there was a world just like ours on the bottom of the sea where the sídhe planted potatoes in the sand and drank tea from tiny shell cups.

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