banana
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He's perhaps most famous for purchasing an art piece consisting of a banana duct taped to a wall for $6.2m and then eating it.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The only delightful new practical shot is when Johnson peels a banana with his teeth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Richard Thomas came out carrying venison and beef sausage, banana nut bread, a dog toy and a jar of apple maple bacon jam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
Once they’d finished their chores and eaten lunch in their own homes, they’d slip away to talk or play cards together behind the leafy banana trees.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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Caretakers later had to trade bananas and yogurt to persuade the chimpanzees to return the crystal.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 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
At Kampala’s Mirembe food market, where stalls overflow with watermelons and green bananas, fish vendor Medie Waiswa uses disinfectant every morning to clean his countertop, storage cabinet, chairs and motorcycle handlebars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
As for toppings, I like to add more bananas, preferably barely ripe or ripe, along with cut-up strawberries, slivered almonds and a drizzle of chocolate syrup.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
"They've got bananas for horns," the critic said.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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