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fruit

[froot] / frut /
NOUN
edible part of vegetative growth developed after flowering
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He added that there was "a lot of low-hanging fruit" that rule-makers could address.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

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

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

Critical to withstanding pressure from the Middle East war is a long-term push by Beijing to ensure energy security, which experts say is now bearing fruit.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

He lifted the boat as if it were a wicker basket of fruit and pushed it out through the glassless window, onto the paving outside.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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