bananas

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The Colombians would mark the bricks with a dragon symbol, inspired by a bracelet Kassis wore, and ship them to the Syrian port of Latakia in a container ostensibly laden with bananas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

He said he and his wife Antoinette had worked their land for decades to grow manioc and bananas on steep fields that had taken a toll on his wife's back.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

“All the volatility curves kind of inform each other. It’s hard for bond volatility to go bananas and not bleed into equity volatility.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

"Fusarium wilt -- also known as Panama disease -- is a destructive soil-borne disease which impacts farmed Cavendish bananas worldwide through its virulent Race 4 strains," Dr. Chen said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

The island was covered with greenery as far as she could see—not with ordinary forest plants, but with tomatoes, mealies, and bananas.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer