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banana

[buh-nan-uh] / bəˈnæn ə /








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But the prevailing mood inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before kick-off against Palace, undoubtedly shaped by the past, was that the visit of a struggling side represented a banana skin rather than an opportunity.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

This was perceived as a dig against Eduardo, mockingly nicknamed "little banana."

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Miller is going to take some of those banana pups for her yard, and out front, she’ll plant a pollinator garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The trick is that you can put some banana in it while you’re boiling it so that makes it a little sweeter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

You cannot shield the banana from the box or the tweezer or the coil; the shield, too, is wiggling and radiating.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Plant DNA included cultivated wheat, carrots, maize, bananas, and peanuts.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Numerous qualifying food imports — including coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and beef — are exempt from tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Wearing drill-sergeant regalia, Porowski instructs a group of hapless male shopper actors in such supermarket fundamentals as distinguishing celery from leeks, checking expiration dates and identifying ripe bananas.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Since 2024 children in four primary schools have been able to get apples, bananas and other fruit as part of the pilot scheme.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Looking relieved, Teashop Aunty pressed two large bananas into your hands and a few vadais, hastily wrapped in a banana leaf, into mine.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman


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