banana
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“That is a cute little wild dog. … The effervescence there. I hope they eat a banana just like they always do.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
“Let’s just hope he doesn’t slip on any ballroom banana peels, though, if he can dodge a fastball, he can handle a quickstep!”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 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
Devotees poured water on the streets, while some laid green banana leaves and flowers for the monks to walk on to escape the scorching heat.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Even if you get the banana to float in a perfect vacuum in the center of the box, you can’t stop the wiggling entirely, because dancing particles give off light.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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