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Newton wrote the law of universal gravitation, inspired by a falling apple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He included the bite mark for scale to set the apple apart from similar round fruit like cherries -- learning only later it was a homonym for the computer term "byte".

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Think of it this way: If you snack on a bag of donuts, then you’re unlikely to reach for an apple or a handful of almonds, and you may even skip a nutritionally balanced meal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

To get in some fruit, I’d drink some apple juice to make it feel like, “OK, this was a great, healthy breakfast.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

But this apple wasn’t shiny green; it was wrinkled and almost as gray as the cloth that was tucked up under my chin.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff