nugget
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You know what my little nugget was for John Grisham?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
"At first I thought they were €1 coins. But then we also saw a gold nugget lying there. That's when we realised it was something bigger."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“That,” the Chicago Cubs’ star said, “is a cool nugget I’ll always keep with me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
It’s complete with a mashed potato “volcano” that’s oozing with gravy lava, along with dino nugget inhabitants and steamed broccoli for trees.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
At its simplest, leitmotif is a straightforward association of a nugget of tune with a character.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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At the office, he’s known for poring over annual reports, searching for nuggets that can lead to a profitable investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Next year it'll be banning something else relatively small...until we're all just eating, you know, chicken nuggets, and we'll have no culinary heritage whatsoever."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
But now, I seriously doubted anyone was going to hand me a bronze statue for the way I yelled at my kids for not finishing their chicken nuggets.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
So as I slide four chicken nuggets on to my son's dinner plate - alongside his carrots and pasta - I'm not feeling the usual shame and panic.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
From a dozen nests across the marsh, golden objects shot into the air—jewelry, weapons, coins, gold nuggets, and most importantly, gryphon eggs.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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