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melon

[mel-uhn] / ˈmɛl ən /


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Yoshi Nakashini, 79, sat at a table outside the Cypress Community Center with his two cats, Melon and Mocha, peering out from their carriers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

In recent years, schools including Amherst College in Massachusetts, Carnegie Melon University in Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University in Maryland also have eliminated legacy admissions.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Melon goes on to disrupt Barbay’s class and date his girlfriend, Diane, a literature professor played by Sally Kellerman.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Melon — watermelon, honeydew, and cantaloupe — season runs from late-May through August.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2022

Melon Head was a laundryman in Oakland—he had gotten that name because he had gone Completely bald in his younger days.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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