coconut
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She made a feast of steamed mussels with coconut cream sauce, rib-eye, chicken, rice and sautéed mushrooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
As a young man, by his account, he smuggled diamonds, oversaw coconut plantations, dynamited fish, captained schooners and hunted killer cannibals in the New Guinea jungle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He collaborated with Chomp Donuts & Coffee at the festival, creating a donut with chrysanthemum and sea coconut, but his larger goal was to introduce diners to ingredients that might otherwise remain unfamiliar.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
They’ve surpassed $2 billion in sales for Starbucks, as they’ve launched an ever-sprawling genre of refresher varieties: water-based, lemonade-based, coconut milk–based, chili-dusted, frozen and blended.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Waving the coconut in the air, he started hopping up and down on the limb and uttering those deep grunts.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
As with whey protein, the beverage space has faced shortages over the past year, particularly when it comes to coconuts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
The family farm had been growing coconuts and mango, but he had another crop in mind - dragon fruit.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Sun, sand, and coconuts probably sound good to many winter-weary Americans right now.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Almost all food—except for fish, coconuts and some root vegetables—must be imported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Timothy cleared his throat, sighed deeply, and put the coconuts out of his mind.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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