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Season 5, which arrived on Netflix in December, sees Mindy Chen (Park) hurling croissants at on-screen bestie Emily Cooper, portrayed by her off-screen friend Lily Collins.—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026 His itinerary included dinner Thursday night at Smith & Wollensky, coffee and croissants Friday morning at the Rivian showroom and a flight back to Florida in the afternoon.—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 The pistachio cinnamon roll was rich and worth ordering again, but the croissants were the highlight.—Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026 Paris and romance go together like croissants and coffee.—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for croissant
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Etymology
French, literally, crescent, from Middle French, from present participle of croistre to grow, from Latin crescere — more at crescent