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jellybean

[jel-ee-been] / ˈdʒɛl iˌbin /


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Marsupials give birth to embryonic or premature babies — called joeys — that are roughly the size of a jellybean, according to the zoo.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023

"When a joey is first born it's only the size of a jellybean and is incredibly underdeveloped," he said.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2023

Among other things, he takes $10 donations to play Bean Boozled, a favorite of his younger viewers, in which he eats a mystery jellybean that could taste like either chocolate or dog food.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2021

The VRA successfully abolished what she called “first-generation” barriers to ballot access, like literacy and jellybean tests.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2021

A creature the size of a jellybean spun through the air, delicate legs wiggling, reddish-brown body catching the light.

From Nature ● Oct. 17, 2017

The nickname stuck — Bryant also liked to eat jellybeans — and he became a star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024

Someone filled Conor Daly’s portable hot tub with Orbeez, superabsorbent polymers that resemble jellybeans and grow to 100 times their original size when submerged in water.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2022

We may no longer have to guess the number of jellybeans in a jar in order to cast a ballot.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2020

Reading it is a bit like eating a bag of assorted, subtly flavored jellybeans.

From Slate ● May 27, 2015

I says what else do you expect except every dam drummer and cheap show that comes to town because even these town jellybeans give her the go-by now.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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