The veggies are parboiled until bright green and tender-crisp.
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Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2024
The mottled beans that are parboiled and salted, the toxic pokeweed cooked into tasty greens, the dumplings wrapped in hickory leaves and tied with stalks of rush — these, like the milkies, are meant to be shared.
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Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme,
New York Times,
21 Oct. 2023
In August, Starbucks poached longtime Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol to head the coffee giant.
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Rob Wile,
NBC News,
2 Mar. 2025
Nebraska coach Matt Rhule’s concerns about players being poached and Texas’ and USC’s decisions recently to cancel their spring games for different reasons have sparked discussion about the value of spring games and what role spring practice still has.
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