coconut
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This is a current variation on roasted tomato soup I’ve been making a lot recently: warmly spiced with garam masala, fennel and coriander, rounded out with miso and coconut cream.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Kirban said that ocean freight rates are also affecting the company, since it imports millions of liters of coconut water a year from its factories abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
As a young man, by his account, he smuggled diamonds, oversaw coconut plantations, dynamited fish, captained schooners and hunted killer cannibals in the New Guinea jungle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
They’ve surpassed $2 billion in sales for Starbucks, as they’ve launched an ever-sprawling genre of refresher varieties: water-based, lemonade-based, coconut milk–based, chili-dusted, frozen and blended.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
They liked it when Nim used words they knew, like coconut and fish, swimming and Keyhole Cove.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
As with whey protein, the beverage space has faced shortages over the past year, particularly when it comes to coconuts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
He waded through lagoon waters with saltwater crocodiles, landing on a white sand beach, carrying a sack of coconuts as a sign of goodwill.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Almost all food—except for fish, coconuts and some root vegetables—must be imported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
The film brims with coconut gags: Param and Sundari first meet by a tree, she vents her anger by furiously harvesting coconuts, and he finally confesses his love from atop one.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
When the breeze blew, he could smell her shampoo, like coconuts and jasmine.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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