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hamburger

[ham-bur-ger] / ˈhæmˌbɜr gər /


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Rapport matters, and if you don’t have confidence in this guy when you are done politely grilling him like a hamburger on the Fourth of July, move on to someone who does.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

So far, they have been to chains including the Tex-Mex staple Chipotle and the famous hamburger shop Shake Shack, as well as small, independently-run restaurants.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Suddenly, the half-empty carton of cream in the fridge, the berries on the brink of collapse and the hamburger buns lingering in the bread box stop looking like scraps and start looking like material.

From Salon May 25, 2026

Five years later, White Castle opened the first fast-food hamburger joint.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Roberto gave up eating baloney sandwiches when he got a part-time job working at noon at Velva’s Freeze, a hamburger and ice cream store located on Broadway, a few blocks from the high school.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Flipping hamburgers or manning a checkout counter impart soft skills that will be needed for any job, including following direction and showing up on time.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Church fairs were as likely to serve pancit and spring rolls as hamburgers and tacos.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Some customers are leaving vegetables off hamburgers and sandwiches, but people are still ordering salads.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

In the episode, Celenza uses the two for a breakfast sandwich, but mayo and hot sauce can be used in a multitude of meals: sandwiches, salads, marinades, hamburgers, tacos… do I need to keep going?

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

Even Chicken McNuggets have the same fast-food taste as the hamburgers or french fries, though they’re technically chicken, not potato or beef.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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