greengrocer
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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
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
At 12 he was getting up before school to boil beetroot for a local greengrocer.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
Mr Jewell started working as a healthcare support worker at The Harbour with no previous experience of working in mental health having mainly done manual jobs as well as working as a greengrocer.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024
Our greengrocer buys potatoes from the “Wehrmacht” and brings them in sacks to the private office.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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