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But The Bagel Nut Duo, chocolate croissants, yellow sheet cake, and a bag of Cacio e Pepe puffs to eat your feelings about yet another recall.—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026 Key examples include the chocolate cream croissant … and the king cream donut.—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026 In addition to vino, Chez Vincent offered charcuterie platters, hot and cold sandwiches, and breakfast service with baguettes, croissants, and ham and cheese plates.—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026 The menu moves between Japanese American comfort dishes such as Okinawan taco rice, udon carbonara and matcha roulade and brunch staples including biscuit Benedicts, almond croissants and fresh handmade pastries.—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 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