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Sprinkle poppy seeds on the bread before baking.
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With just 10 minutes of prep and no mixing bowls required, this dump-and-bake dessert delivers lemon poppy seed energy with even less hassle.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
In 2022, the same year Kaitlin tested positive for codeine, the Department of Defense noticed a surge in personnel on military bases blaming positive tests on poppy seeds.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
For early summer, there are beets with brown butter and poppy seeds, to dye gemelli a vibrant magenta; as fall approaches, green lentil ragù with roasted cherry tomatoes, to get caught in the crooks of cascatelli.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Max Büsser, founder of the cult brand MB&F, gave 60 Minutes Correspondent Jon Wertheim an up-close look at some components the size of poppy seeds in his mechanical watches.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
In 2022, the same year Kaitlin tested positive for codeine, the Department of Defense noticed a surge in personnel on military bases blaming positive tests on poppy seeds.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
For early summer, there are beets with brown butter and poppy seeds, to dye gemelli a vibrant magenta; as fall approaches, green lentil ragù with roasted cherry tomatoes, to get caught in the crooks of cascatelli.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Max Büsser, founder of the cult brand MB&F, gave 60 Minutes Correspondent Jon Wertheim an up-close look at some components the size of poppy seeds in his mechanical watches.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Poppy seed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poppy%20seed. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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