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But still, all of the chain's Wake-Up Wraps and breakfast sandwiches on bagels, croissants, and English muffins cost between $2 and $5.—Kate Perez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 The za’atar and labneh croissant, possibly my favorite, transforms a nice buttery pastry into a dramatically dark yet searingly brilliant statement.—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Authorities say the items include the Rotisserie Chicken Salad and Gourmet Grape Chicken Salad sold in the store's deli department display as well as pre-packaged products, which include chicken salad sandwiches, croissants, pitas, and dippers.—Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 The morning shift includes making laminated dough for the croissants.—Los Angeles Times, 9 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