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- quarter- + pounder (Wiktionary)
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“The Nixon impeachment charges included as supporting material references to payoffs from ITT and other large firms, and from special interests, including $2 million from milk producers, $200,000 from a criminal (Robert Vesco) to block legal action, and even $200,000 from McDonald's in return for permission to charge more for a quarter-pounder at a time when wage and price controls were in effect.”
“These kids are getting wonderful from-scratch cooking, and then they go back to their homeroom and it smells like a quarter-pounder with cheese, where teachers are walking up and down the hall with their big Wendy's cups," Strong said.”
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“Constant reminders that a juicy quarter-pounder was once a wobbly-legged, big-eyed calf may put some people "in the mood to have a steak," said Michael Pollan, who has written several books critical of modern beef production.”
“Think burgers (quarter-pounder with mushrooms and bacon, ££3.20), Cheddar Porkers (cheesy sausage in a roll, £2.70) or, the Cap-n-Jaspers classic, Half a Yard of Hot Dog (45.7cm of French stick stuffed with two hot dogs, £4.20).”
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“I sort of feel bad for Big Mac—and not just because he now looks like a quarter-pounder.”
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“The Nixon impeachment charges included as supporting material references to payoffs from ITT and other large firms, and from special interests, including $2 million from milk producers, $200,000 from a criminal Robert Vesco to block legal action, and even $200,000 from McDonald's in return for permission to charge more for a quarter-pounder at a time when wage and price controls were in effect.”
“I made 8 quarter-pounder size rolls with this batch.”
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“So to celebrate, I have a quarter-pounder with cheese, Jack had one also, he had a Coke and I had a malt, and he sent Ballard Smith, his son-in-law, over to get them.”
“She said he often called in “on the way home from work” and ordered the “quarter-pounder meal deal” – which at €6.70 includes “a can” – but sometimes “he goes for the chicken curry” (at €5.80).”
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“Forget about grabbing a quarter-pounder at Mickey-D's for lunch and hitting Taco Bell for a beef burrito on the way home.”
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