bananas

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He said he and his wife Antoinette had worked their land for decades to grow manioc and bananas on steep fields that had taken a toll on his wife's back.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

“All the volatility curves kind of inform each other. It’s hard for bond volatility to go bananas and not bleed into equity volatility.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Hammered over affordability, he carved out exemptions for coffee, bananas and other products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

At that point, the object could be cars, bananas or frogs.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

There were bananas but no plantains, potatoes but no batatas, cereal flakes but no oatmeal, bacon but no sausages.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago