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Recent Examples of greek
An ancient Greek from thousands and thousands of years ago, looking up and building a story around, well, what does this mean?
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Luke Kemp,
Space.com,
18 June 2026
The Prada Group and the Greek Police were contacted by PEOPLE for further information and comment, but did not immediately respond.
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Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Venture farther down the street for a global culinary journey at places like Uptown Keese’s Greek & Mediterranean Food, Basilic Vietnamese Grill, and Ciao Ammore Trattoria.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Midwest Living's executive editor discovered Baklava Sundaes at an annual festival at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Des Moines.
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Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
16 June 2026
Somehow, Greek, Russian, Armenian, semi-Lebanese mixes of these items landed on our table including the Greek cheeses, olives, Russian eggplant and beet salads and some Persian dishes.
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Ani Duzdabanyan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The breakfast menu leans into the area’s Southwestern roots with chipotle burritos and greek yogurt bowls topped with Arizona mesquite honey—both of which were perfect options to fuel me for hours of hiking and off-roading with Pink Jeep Tours.
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Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Feta cheese is a star ingredient for greek salads.
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Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2026
While many meats do offer much higher protein counts, other foods like lentils, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, black beans and peanut butter do, as well.
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Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Luke Kemp,
Space.com,
18 June 2026
The Prada Group and the Greek Police were contacted by PEOPLE for further information and comment, but did not immediately respond.
—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Venture farther down the street for a global culinary journey at places like Uptown Keese’s Greek & Mediterranean Food, Basilic Vietnamese Grill, and Ciao Ammore Trattoria.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Midwest Living's executive editor discovered Baklava Sundaes at an annual festival at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Des Moines.
—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
16 June 2026
Somehow, Greek, Russian, Armenian, semi-Lebanese mixes of these items landed on our table including the Greek cheeses, olives, Russian eggplant and beet salads and some Persian dishes.
—
Ani Duzdabanyan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The breakfast menu leans into the area’s Southwestern roots with chipotle burritos and greek yogurt bowls topped with Arizona mesquite honey—both of which were perfect options to fuel me for hours of hiking and off-roading with Pink Jeep Tours.
—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Feta cheese is a star ingredient for greek salads.
—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2026
While many meats do offer much higher protein counts, other foods like lentils, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, black beans and peanut butter do, as well.
—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greek
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Not to be out-fumed, Michelle Yeoh returns, in a burst of hocus-pocus semaphore and bird-attack coiffure, as the Wizard’s most ruthless ally.
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No more hocus-pocus putting taxpayers on the hook for some sketchy deal that may or may not show a positive return in 15 years, if lucky.
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Huge parts Europe have been suffocating under a stubborn heat dome parked over the continent, trapping hot air and leading to extreme and dangerous heat and humidity.
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The vent means that hot air is moved away from your body, rather than heating you further.
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Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.
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The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.
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And the rigmarole of international travel is a very good reason.
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Alternatives were mooted, such as filming in England, but flying all the crew from Poland, and their associated visa requirements, would have added to the rigmarole.
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But this was no monkey business April Fool’s joke.
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Barnett was the second Mississippi resident to take the monkey business into their own hands.
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That campaign has upended daily life for people on the peninsula, resulting in frequent drone strikes, a ban on gas sales to ordinary residents, and the suspension of summer camps for children.
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The costs of rent, gas and food all got more expensive in May, according to Labor Department data.
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Piano jazz drifted among the grape vines, hedgerows, and bright-pink mandevilla.
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Davis, a five-time Grammy Award winner, played a key role in furthering the work of artists across genres — R&B, jazz, rock, country and hip-hop, as well as some of pop's biggest stars.
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The project has been plagued by technical issues, supplier disputes, and alleged tomfoolery—empty mini tequila bottles were reportedly discovered on one of the airplanes under construction.
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The latest tomfoolery consisted of a posting on Twitter/X last week that provided a picture of a genuine Monet painting, and the picture was labeled as supposedly being AI-generated.
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“Greek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greek. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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