The word augment has appeared in 119 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 6 in “Where to Find Great New York Slices in 2025? You Might Be Surprised” by Ed Levine. The article is about great New York-style pizza that can be found across the United States:
Mr. De Leon had been making pizza at restaurants in his East Los Angeles neighborhood since he was a teenager. He spent parts of the next 25 years making a living as a photographer, while moonlighting as a pizza maker when he needed to augment his income.
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