peeling
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Those shops, including chains and mom-and-pop mechanics, are peeling ever more business away from dealerships, known for higher rates, opaque pricing and multiday waits for routine service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
A menu, she argued, should not require cooks to spend 18 hours peeling pine nuts simply because the chef wants to demonstrate technical skill.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The peeling facades, faded signs and cavernous auditoriums of such cinemas are remnants of a time when going to the movies was itself the main event.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The black fabric tape covering the handle is worn and peeling.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Yips and howls echoed behind us, and I turned to see fetterlings peeling themselves off the pile to creep toward the bridge.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Piles of agricultural waste — wheat husks, pulped sugar beets, onion peelings, even chicken droppings — have been prepared to be fed into the giant bubble-like fermentation tanks.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
Mr. Bottura has teamed up with chefs from his restaurants to produce four video lessons with tips for using items like vegetable peelings for a sauce and bread crusts to make a caramel cake.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Last year, the amount was down to 135kg but most of it was banana and other fruit peelings as well as tissues.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2019
With meals of thin soup, a scrap of bread, and potato peelings, most prisoners lost 50 pounds in the first few months.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
She picked a few stray peelings off of her apron and began quartering the potatoes.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
