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the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and one of two European Union Parliament buildings
- Steam rose from the boiling potatoes and the simmering brussels sprouts.p. 329.9
- I peeled potatoes and put them on to boil, then went out in the garden and picked some brussels sprouts off the stalk.p. 328.9
- Only the brussels sprouts on their four-foot stalks looked graceful.p. 329.1
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