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vegetable

[vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-] / ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- /


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When she arrives at their imposing Vermont mansion to go through Verity’s notes, Lowen discovers that Verity’s a vegetable: completely physically and mentally indisposed after a car accident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

For a lot of vegetable, bean and chowder-style soups, I blend about half of what’s in the pot.That gives you body without turning the whole thing into purée.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Disney's coverage also featured a vegetable platter being served and a rotating floor.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

There are also around 16 fruit trees on the property—including orange, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, and lime trees—as well as a brick-enclosed vegetable garden.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

My first project was a series of wooden vegetable crates I meticulously filled with my garbage.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

With the activities and plentiful food such as fresh fish, tempeh and lightly blanched vegetables, the experience felt more like a vacation than my time in Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Frozen meals have come a long way from the blanched vegetables and rubbery, puck-shaped meat approximations found in TV dinners of the 1970s and 80s.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The user is shown devoting her free time to chopping vegetables for said party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The eating pattern emphasizes green leafy vegetables; other vegetables; berries; nuts; whole grains; fish; beans; olive oil; and poultry, along with moderate wine consumption.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

There was a barn where the cows and pigs were kept, and there was a greenhouse filled with blooming flowers and growing vegetables.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple



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