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banana

[buh-nan-uh] / bəˈnæn ə /








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BBC News has seen samples of stolen "fitness-for-work" medical examinations containing information such as blood and urine test results, along with doctors' notes mentioning conditions including a "shellfish and banana allergy".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

At Lumpia City, look for crisp lumpia in playful flavors like ube butter banana French toast, which won a Sporkie in 2025, or pizza stuffed with gooey cheese, pepperoni and sausage.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

For farmers, dry soils have disrupted the growth of fruit and cacao trees as well as banana and coffee plants, contributing to crop losses.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Right now it’s banana ice cream with blueberries and it’s heaven.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Belet flipped a knife and chopped up a banana into neat slivers.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

First up, hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers dig into what is causing inflation and why bananas should actually cost more than they do.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

Consumers watched the prices of goods like bananas rise after the onset of reciprocal tariffs, Mahoney noted, and fall only slightly after those tariffs were rescinded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Before the ube craze, it was a niche market," he said, adding it had lagged behind high-value crops like bananas, mangoes and coffee.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

And then one day, when I had a bunch of almost-rotten bananas sitting on my kitchen counter, I threw them together and made a cake.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

A few days later, Maggie’s coach brought a new bunch of bananas, and somewhere there is a phone video of Maggie yelling, “Simone, we’ve got bananas!” and the two of us dying laughing.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles


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