olive
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“You’re not dealing with the problem as it is,” he says matter of factly, sitting under an olive tree at a cafe in East Hollywood on an unusually scorching fall day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Again, scientific analyses are pending, but could be some of the products mentioned in the Egyptian texts, possibly olive oil, wine or tree resin.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Veteran journalist Hazem Bader had been planning to cover the Palestinians' olive harvest, a flashpoint for tensions in the Israeli-occupied territory.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
However, it has escalated dramatically during this year's olive harvest, which is essential to Palestinian livelihoods.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
A flash of olive green darted back into the kitchen.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Several other participants harvesting olives are still in detention, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
He was attacked as he joined the harvest as a symbolic gesture with Palestinians, for whom olives are an important cultural symbol.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Some begin swiftly wrapping up the olives to leave.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
When the 2023 flood came, his crew scrambled to set up about 30 diesel pumps and sent water flowing onto a vineyard and orchards of almonds, pistachios and olives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
The figs were fine, the olives even finer, but the wine left a tart metallic aftertaste in her mouth.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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