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banana

[buh-nan-uh] / bəˈnæn ə /








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Richard Thomas came out carrying venison and beef sausage, banana nut bread, a dog toy and a jar of apple maple bacon jam.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Every Friday, students are offered an egg, while those who do not eat eggs receive a banana instead.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

More than a century ago, psychologist Wolfgang Köhler showed that chimpanzees could suddenly solve unfamiliar problems by combining objects in new ways, such as stacking boxes to reach a banana hanging overhead.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

Bob Blumenfield would like to see Angelenos’ old banana peels and moldy bread stay local.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Before she could say anything, he ran out of the banana grove.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

By slashing prices on some core items, Primark is likely hoping to woo shoppers with low-cost staples, in the same way that supermarkets attract customers with cheap milk and bananas, Berg says.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Lamont’s recommendation therefore, is to exercise patience.”IPOs are like bananas: they need to ripen before they’re ready to eat.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Caretakers later had to trade bananas and yogurt to persuade the chimpanzees to return the crystal.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

So when the final whistle sounded, he took it as a cue to go absolutely bananas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

I hiccupped, finally finding the bananas you’d refused to eat that evening and handing you one.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman




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