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banana

[buh-nan-uh] / bəˈnæn ə /








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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

It all started when Dave Robinson, 39, and his fiancée, Gemma Furby, 37, decided to grow a banana tree in the garden of their home in Alway, Newport, inspired by their travels.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Bob Blumenfield would like to see Angelenos’ old banana peels and moldy bread stay local.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

He made up conspiracy theories by the dozens: a banana vendor who sold fruit outside our house was secretly recording Jagu’s behavior.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Caretakers later had to trade bananas and yogurt to persuade the chimpanzees to return the crystal.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

So when the final whistle sounded, he took it as a cue to go absolutely bananas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 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

We’re all well-familiar with banana bread, which seems to be the number one suggested recipe for using up our overripe bananas.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

Mattresses were stacked, bunches of green bananas hung from the rafters, the gash where the machete had cut dripped white sticky ooze onto the floor.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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