banana
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This was perceived as a dig against Eduardo, mockingly nicknamed "little banana."
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
A neighbor’s flowers are blooming, and on Knight’s property, survivor trees include pomegranate, sapote, finger lime, orange and banana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Once a small-bore banana republic marked by political instability, its weak institutions, rampant corruption and attractive location made it a target for gangsters looking to create a transit hub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
A while back, for instance, Friday Ashlie decided Monday Ashlie would make banana leaf-wrapped fish.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Razi picked up a banana leaf from the pile that was always on the side—cleaned and cut into squares for wrapping lunches.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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Plant DNA included cultivated wheat, carrots, maize, bananas, and peanuts.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Numerous qualifying food imports — including coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and beef — are exempt from tariffs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Wearing drill-sergeant regalia, Porowski instructs a group of hapless male shopper actors in such supermarket fundamentals as distinguishing celery from leeks, checking expiration dates and identifying ripe bananas.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Since 2024 children in four primary schools have been able to get apples, bananas and other fruit as part of the pilot scheme.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
“I’ve got some bananas, some strawberries. What would the kid like?”
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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