cantaloupe
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In the mid-1980s, when he managed cantaloupe fields, federal government pilots would fly small planes over the state’s cropland looking for large crews of workers, he recalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2024
But the relationships either fade or split open like cantaloupe dropped on hot pavement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
This shows plenty of nutty character on the palate, with green herbs and shades of cantaloupe.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
I wondered how it was possible to capture the essence of green apple or cantaloupe in the form of a tiny, plastic-y candy.
From Salon ● May 8, 2024
Grocery stores are good too, the ones where they have free cantaloupe pieces on a toothpick.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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They worked six days a week for minimum wage — $1.40 an hour at the time — and earned a nickel for every crate filled with about 30 to 36 cantaloupes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
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
Other companies recalling cantaloupes are CG Dallas, Sofi Produce/Trufresh, Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable Company, as well as Aldi grocer, which recalled cantaloupe, cut cantaloupes and pineapple spears with best by dates between Oct.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2023
Two people have died in a salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes as cases have more than doubled since the outbreak was first announced last week, the U.S.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
We grew cantaloupes that turned out pale and tasteless.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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