bean
Example Sentences
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The fare is all Brazilian, from feijão tropeiro, a traditional bean dish, to chicken, pork and beef churrasco or Brazilian-style barbecue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
"The money I was anticipating from my cocoa bean sales is currently inaccessible. I'm a widow now and I don't have anyone to support me," said Frimpong.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
“Corporal Jarvis’ deployment of the less-lethal bean bag shotgun at that distance was in accordance with his training and reasonable under the circumstances,” the report states.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
The humble bag with peas, carrots, corn, and those tiny, anonymous green bean chunks.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
As the first bean sprouts grew larger, more and more popped up through the sand, each one inching up toward the sky.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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