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groundnut

[ground-nuht] / ˈgraʊndˌnʌt /
NOUN
peanut
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In a statement on Thursday, Human Rights Watch said the acid pollution had "killed fish, burned maize and groundnut crops, and led to the deaths of livestock, wiping out livelihoods of local farmers".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2025

The Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce raised nearly $80,000 to replace the giant groundnut, which had saluted motorists since 1975 until it was blown down on Oct.

From Seattle Times Jul. 24, 2023

He’s also switched some of his corn fields in Sagnarigu, northern Ghana, to soybeans and groundnut, which do not require fertilizer.

From Washington Post Jul. 14, 2022

In honor of National Peanut Butter Day, Fox News Digital takes a look at the groundnut through a historical lens.

From Fox News Jan. 24, 2022

“What kind of soccer player are you going to be if you are afraid to kick an empty groundnut shell?”

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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