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peanut

[pee-nuht, -nuht] / ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət /
NOUN
nut
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He worked as a shoeshine boy and peanut vendor before becoming a metalworker and trade unionist.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Trujillo placated the dog with peanut butter and they clambered over a wall into the Franco backyard, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Katie, a businesswoman from Cardiff, and husband Neil Jennings, 49, applied for Yann to attend a medical trial in London for peanut allergy in toddlers when he was three.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Others hold at most a single raspberry and two tiny peanut butter sandwich crackers.

From Salon May 17, 2026

“Probably sudden-onset peanut allergies; I read about that on the AskADoc.com site the other day.”

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

The plant material included cultivated wheat, carrots, maize, bananas and peanuts.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

It's a mammoth task: The vast majority of the city's 20,500 licensed food carts -- selling pretzels, peanuts and ice cream -- rely on generators to power stoves, freezers and ventilators.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Put this all together and farmers — mainly large-scale row-crop producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice and peanuts — are already set to receive roughly $55 billion from the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Topped with ice and bits of peanuts, it is a perfect cooler for daily life along the humid Pacific coastline.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

On the coffee table is a bowl of honey-roasted peanuts.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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