bean
Example Sentences
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"The money I was anticipating from my cocoa bean sales is currently inaccessible. I'm a widow now and I don't have anyone to support me," said Frimpong.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
“Little Chicago,” he said, sitting in his Newport Beach, Calif., office, working through a Taco Bell bean burrito.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
“Corporal Jarvis’ deployment of the less-lethal bean bag shotgun at that distance was in accordance with his training and reasonable under the circumstances,” the report states.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Or a white bean, feta and quick-pickled celery salad.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
A medley of scents drifted toward us as we approached the shore—corn porridge, bean cakes, donuts fried in coconut oil.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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