virgin

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In 2025, their data also showed a slight increase in labelling fraud, such as olive oil labelled falsely as being extra virgin, or non-organic crops marked as organic.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

At midnight on that day, devotees famously sing Las Mañanitas, the traditional birthday song, for the virgin, and set off fireworks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

To help Juan Diego, who was later named a saint, prove his story, the virgin is said to have imprinted her image on his cloak.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

If the furnaces were starved of fuel and went out, the UK would no longer have the ability to produce so-called virgin steel, due to the process of restarting them being extremely difficult and costly.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

The bleachers in this moment were ruled by virgin shoes and wool socks fresh from cellophane.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy