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ground beef

noun

: beef that has been cut into very small pieces

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But for steak lovers, the sky-high price of the cut isn’t likely to be affected regardless, as most imports are lean trimmings that get mixed into ground beef. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025 Raw ground beef, ice and trays of mandhu dumplings were uncovered in the freezer. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025 Some products that have seen price increases include coffee, ground beef and bananas, up 15%, 14% and 8%, respectively. Kendall Wright, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025 Within that, 86 percent of emissions (168,667 metric tons of CO2e) pertained to the manufacturing of its raw materials and finished goods—the equivalent of producing some 14 million pounds of ground beef. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ground beef

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“Ground beef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20beef. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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