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beanstalk

[been-stawk] / ˈbinˌstɔk /










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The beans grow a massive beanstalk up into the clouds, and the pair go on an exciting, slapstick-filled mission.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

Healthy fodder for cows and goats, nitrate fixer for the soil, a grape-scented shade for the veranda—what wasn’t to like about the South’s own jack in the beanstalk?

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2021

The beanstalk tattoo on her arm signifies one can do a lot with a little.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2019

Here, it takes a village to topple that beanstalk, along with help from the audience.

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2018

The shock of the break sent the beanstalk into brutal convulsions, shaking Jack right off the plant.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Set against a backdrop of vines and beanstalks, a model even took to the runway holding a book of fairy tales once owned by Coco Chanel.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Rodong report described flooded fields, damaged rice and toppled corn and beanstalks in South Hwanghae, as well as ruined crops in nearby North Hwanghae province.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2020

Glenn Goldberg’s new paintings call to mind all sorts of things, including dogs and rubber duckies, as well as beanstalks and rainbows, stars and gingerbread men.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2016

No beanstalks peek out from the camp’s sun-baked soil, and I ask where they grow their food.

From The Guardian ● May 12, 2016

Public indignation was intense; thousands marched the streets in protest; the unions grew like beanstalks.

From The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by William Z. Foster


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