nut

Example Sentences

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Mike Rigby described the restrictions as "a sledgehammer to crack a nut".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The company said strong sales of products including Jennie-O ground turkey, Applegate meats, and the Herdez portfolio were partially offset by an exit from non-core private label snack nut items.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"Once the gold mine opens, we won't be able to grow hazelnuts here any more," says Omer Aydin, a nut producer and exporter.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Interest rates on CDs were probably looking pretty good at the time, so you put the whole nut in at once and let it ride.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

They speak of small things: the intoxication of kola nut, or how no food hath tasted right for these twenty years without palm oil.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson