greengrocer
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greengrocers
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By declining to endorse the mantra, Havel wrote, the greengrocer goes from “living within a lie” to “living within the truth.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
I’m momentarily reminded of the daughter of a British greengrocer, Margaret Thatcher, who, early in her political career, established her economic credentials by the simple expedient of knowing the price of butter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Paul Hastings, a greengrocer at the Vineyards shopping centre near their home, had also noticed their disappearance.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
The columns could only be seen from an abandoned garden that had once belonged to his friend, San Casciano's late greengrocer, who grew fruit and vegetables there to sell in the village shop.
From Reuters ● Jun. 2, 2023
In the meantime, Father left to buy some vegetables from a nearby greengrocer for our dinner.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
In Australia, Chinese takeaways date back to the 1850s, when Chinese cookhouses and greengrocers provided for gold miners in remote parts of the country.
From Salon ● May 30, 2023
"In a small shop like ours, I would prefer the masks to stay," says Matt Barbrook, who runs Little Gems, a greengrocers on Market Place.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2021
Neither Lewis nor Flora had a farming background; Lewis's parents were greengrocers and Flora's were teachers.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2019
We needed some essentials for our bikes, and found a little motorcycle workshop down a backstreet, incongruous among a jumble of North African greengrocers.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2018
He was a passionate chef who put great store in the healthfulness of fresh ingredients from the Mieles’ vegetable garden or the greengrocers in Park Slope.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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