tomato
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For me, that has meant chicken with scallions and frozen ginger cubes; shaved corn with poblano and onion; butternut squash with thyme and shallots; grated tomato with basil and garlic.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Upon introducing myself, Hipólito Raposo sat me down and ordered me tomato carpaccio, fish soup and a glass of house wine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The tomato farms are found in the Kimana area, which is part of a corridor between Amboseli National Park and the Tsavo National Park in the south of Kenya.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
It was almost Dodger game time, and if the gondolas were up and running, they’d be close enough overhead that you could hit one with a tomato.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Jeb grabbed Fred’s overalls just in time to keep him from mowing down a tomato plant.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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Thousands flock to a small Spanish town to fling tomatoes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
A handful of sellers gather in front of the burnt-out shell offering tomatoes, cheese and cured meets on makeshift tables.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Even when the tomatoes are gone and the bread stall is picked clean, you can usually find some jar of something sharp, spicy and brined: giardiniera, hot peppers, spicy dills, pickled carrots.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
She chose tomatoes, which grew in every garden back home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She put two huge pots on the stove, then tumbled a big bag of plump figs into one and ripe tomatoes into the other.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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