root vegetable
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root vegetables
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Created by the L.A.-based multimedia collective Everything Is Terrible, WoWoW is alternately described as a “cosmic entity” and a “cartoony, root vegetable floating alien god.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Hear me out: the root vegetable, while revered for its colorful interior and satisfying crunch, is simply reduced to just its bulb.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
The sculpture of a "sweet potato island", by Veronica Ryan, represents how the humble root vegetable, which originated in Peru, has travelled the world, thereby reflecting the international conversations that happen in the square.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
Has Jefferson Mays ever met a role — or a root vegetable — that he hesitated to take on?
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
They called me gobo ashi, after the long, brown, twiglike root vegetable, gobo.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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