bananas

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But because his competitors aren’t raising prices yet, Barabino can’t either—and demand for bananas, which he says consumers expect to be cheap, is sensitive to price rises.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

I’ll have a green smoothie with kale, spinach, bananas and blueberries and some collagen powder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

You wait until the bananas are nearly gone — soft, speckled, with that distinct on-the-edge-of-death banana smell — and turn them into something new.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Should we ensure a plentiful supply of bananas?

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

That means if there are supposed to be three bananas you have only two of the three.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago