cantaloupe
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The American squatted in the dirt, struggling to free the cantaloupe from its prickly stem, almost toppling over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
I wouldn’t have chosen cantaloupe as the fruit to go to in my morning, but it turns out cantaloupe is pretty darn good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
In the early 1960s, Michoacano cantaloupe farmers acquired lands to expand their production by growing avocados.
From Salon ● May 29, 2024
A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people - three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
She mixes up frothy shakes out of cantaloupe.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
To capture the current climate on farms, a photographer and I joined this crew as they harvested mini watermelons and cantaloupes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
Blistering summer heat and earlier, warmer springs have wiped out crops, including several plots of tomatoes, peppers, and cantaloupes.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024
There are countless wonderful boulders the size of extra-large watermelons, cantaloupes and grapefruit.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
Grocery stores across the United States recalled cantaloupes in early December after discovering that whole and pre-sliced portions of the fruit were responsible for illnesses—and two deaths—across 34 states.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 8, 2023
It’s strange to see how much out-of-season produce they have there, like underripe cantaloupes and sickly-looking pale red tomatoes.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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