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beanstalk

[been-stawk] / ˈbinˌstɔk /










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Healthy fodder for cows and goats, nitrate fixer for the soil, a grape-scented shade for the veranda—what wasn’t to like about the South’s own jack in the beanstalk?

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021

A butcher and a simpleton climb a beanstalk to a giant and a hen that lays golden eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020

A giant beanstalk that penetrated a cloud-patterned sky-blue ceiling at Louis Vuitton’s exhibition caused VIPs - including model Bella Hadid and actors Daniel Kaluuya and Ashton Sanders - marvel.

From Washington Times • Jan. 16, 2020

In conventional tellings of this fairy tale, Jack chops down the beanstalk and saves everyone from the bloodthirsty giant.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2018

He held on to the vine as tightly as he could, his eyes firmly closed as he desperately hoped that the beanstalk would just push up and around the overhang, leaving the rock intact.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley