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melon

[mel-uhn] / ˈmɛl ən /


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At the Farmers Market, breakfast is maybe three oranges, two apples, a basket of strawberries, half a melon and two peaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Some batches are heavy on berries, some heavy on melon, but no two are the same.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

The ball, which is recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest, external, is roughly the size of a small melon.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The son of an Australian melon farmer, Greensill worked at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup before founding his own firm in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Tiptoed straight into the melon patch, all viny, with melons ripe for the picking.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

Tokyo on Wednesday played down comments by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about melons gifted to him by his Japanese counterpart that have triggered a row Down Under, stressing the leaders' good relationship.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Whole fruits included apples, oranges, bananas, mangos, grapes, pears, melons, strawberries and peaches.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

Spectacular celadons in forms that imitate lotuses, gourds or melons decorated with delicate inlaid and under-carved designs demonstrate peak Goryeo dynasty craftsmanship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Farmers arrived at dawn with tomatoes, gourds, chillies, lemons and melons.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Some were small as plums, others large as melons.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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