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turkey

[tur-kee] / ˈtɜr ki /


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After that semester, Min opted to pack turkey or tuna salad sandwiches for school, using bulk ingredients that his family buys from Costco.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

I could eat a turkey sandwich every day of my life.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

You can slow cook a 20-pound turkey waiting for NBA replay to resolve a contested out-of-bounds play.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The singer has also been candid about his love for country living and turkey hunting.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

She chases my brother down the hallway, shouting, “Come back with that turkey, you turkey!”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

In 2007, Niman and Hahn Niman started BN Ranch, specializing in organic, grass-fed beef and heritage turkeys.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The bird-flu outbreak has resulted in the death of roughly 200 million U.S. chickens, turkeys and egg-laying hens since it began in 2022, according to the Agriculture Department.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

The bird flu outbreak is ongoing and has led to the culling of millions of birds, mostly turkeys, over the past few months.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

From the 1950s, demand for turkeys exploded when mass production breeding techniques were adopted, says Mrs Graham.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

He picked his way about the farm carts, the piles of whitish green cabbages, baskets of yellow corn, rows of plump, pale, plucked turkeys, orange pumpkins, country cheeses—big as a baby’s head.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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