greengrocer
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Acting as the greengrocer in his analogy, Mr. Carney proclaimed that it is time for world leaders to follow his heroic example, take the proverbial signs out of their windows and speak truth to power.
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
Over at The Fruit Machine greengrocer stall, Tom Cresswell also has a long line of customers, and he said most paid by card.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
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
The greengrocers has been a feature on Ebbw Vale's high street for 30 years, but the 51-year-old admits getting people to buy fruit and veg is hard.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
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
"I think it takes people back to the pre-supermarket days, where they could get all of their shopping done at the butchers, the bakers and the greengrocers."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2022
Now, we shop as infrequently as possible, doing big, fortnightly shops as well as ordering from local butchers and greengrocers, mirroring shopping patterns more like my mum’s, nearly 40 years ago.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2020
First, because greengrocers are self-evidently horny- thumbed people who do not live by words.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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