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fruit

[froot] / frut /
NOUN
edible part of vegetative growth developed after flowering
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On a Wednesday in February in the Coachella Valley, more than two dozen farmworkers weaved up and down rows of strawberries, their gloved hands flicking quickly to pluck the fruit and stash it in boxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

PepsiCo PEP -0.56%decrease; red down pointing triangle logged higher profit and revenue in the first quarter, as steps the company has taken to turn around its snacks business are starting to bear fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

I’ve done it with apples — layering applesauce, apple butter and roasted fruit into a cake that tastes like fall — and with egg salad, where richness builds from every direction.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Investors have been waiting for the company’s ambitious turnaround under Hill to bear fruit.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

She would joke that she had plucked me like a sweet fruit and kissed my cheeks.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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