melon
Example Sentences
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They worked a week picking melons, got their $600 paycheck and never returned.
From Los Angeles Times
Plants in the gourd family, including pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, and zucchini, are known for accumulating high levels of pollutants in their fruit.
From Science Daily
Set in Trinity, Texas, during a strike among migrant melon pickers, the tale unfolds through the shifting viewpoints of several figures.
The amount he was paid: 45 cents an hour in Colorado to harvest onions and melons.
From Los Angeles Times
The rest of the menu is just as impressive, featuring Argentine empanadas with a variety of fillings, provoleta — a gooey roasted cheese — pastas, prosciutto served with melon, and multiple potato sides.
From Salon
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