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banana

[buh-nan-uh] / bəˈnæn ə /








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This was perceived as a dig against Eduardo, mockingly nicknamed "little banana."

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

A neighbor’s flowers are blooming, and on Knight’s property, survivor trees include pomegranate, sapote, finger lime, orange and banana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The trick is that you can put some banana in it while you’re boiling it so that makes it a little sweeter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Now, almost 40years later, as I watch people cut into my banana cake, I see it all— independence, grief, hope, joy.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

When we all get up later, Momma makes banana pancakes, which is what she always makes for the three of us.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

Plant DNA included cultivated wheat, carrots, maize, bananas, and peanuts.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Numerous qualifying food imports — including coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and beef — are exempt from tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

That a documentary has never been nominated for the best picture Oscar is cuckoo bananas, pure and simple.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

City's fans also waved hundreds of inflatable bananas, an old habit when they spent time in the lower leagues in reduced circumstances.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

One man was in his nightshirt and a lady was trying to carry a bunch of bananas with her.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers


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