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At the long gone Hamburger Inn, a resourceful man named Ross Davis decided to stretch his ground beef supply by pressing thin sliced onions into his patties.—George Motz, Southern Living, 6 May 2026 Cornish pasties brimming with ground beef and potatoes.—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 For a parent trying to brown ground beef while a 7-year-old narrates a school day at full volume, that matters.—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026 Over time, ground beef turns dull red, then eventually brown, as this pigment-determining protein converts to its oxidized version, metmyoglobin.—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ground beef