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nut

[nuht] / nʌt /
NOUN
seed of fruit, vegetable
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NOUN
crazy, overenthusiastic person
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WEAK
sane person


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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

To add some variety, I also like to sprinkle in some extra dark chocolate chips with the granola layer and/or drizzle a bit of nut butter into the fruit layer.

From Salon • May 24, 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

Or he’d shake hands solemnly all around, and when you took your hand away there’d be a nut chocolate bar in it.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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