banana
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The perfect one is raw spinach and banana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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
It all started when Dave Robinson, 39, and his fiancée, Gemma Furby, 37, decided to grow a banana tree in the garden of their home in Alway, Newport, inspired by their travels.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Bob Blumenfield would like to see Angelenos’ old banana peels and moldy bread stay local.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
He ate without stopping, mopping up the last of the sambal from the banana leaf with the roti.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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
"The market pressure is too high for me," he says, adding that he is now trying to make up for lost profits with other fruit he grows, such as bananas.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The last stop on our tour was at a small market where Akhi had me buy a package of plain crackers, bottled water, almonds, and two bananas.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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