virgin
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Pesto is made here with basil, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, garlic and grated cheese, all ground to a thick paste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It is the last plant in the UK producing virgin steel, which is used in major construction projects like buildings and railways.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Participants with higher cumulative intake of extra virgin olive oil had a lower risk of a broad cardiovascular outcome, while common olive oil showed weaker associations.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
Then, during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, demand for single-use plastics in personal protective gear supercharged demand for virgin plastics.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
I tried to close my virgin ears to their horrid cackling.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Working with mice, the researchers first created four test groups: unstressed virgins, stressed virgins, unstressed mothers and stressed mothers.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Folklore, particularly in the Muslim world, contains many stories of women who breastfed children other than their own, including tales of virgins doing so without ever having given birth.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2023
Before we start: a wee plot summary for the “Sleepless in Seattle” virgins out there.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Only a dozen "sworn virgins" are left in the world, as an ancient Balkan tradition where women live as men dies out.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
They made satin tufted shrouds: white ones for dead virgins, pale lavender for the young married, purple for the middle-aged and black for the old.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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