nut
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When the allegations were published in a 2019 book she wrote, the Republican billionaire called Carroll a "nut job" and claimed she had fabricated her case.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
One way to understand molecular handedness is to think about a screw and a nut.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
I love salty, earthy, nutty and bittersweet toppings, like nut butters, funky cheeses and dark chocolate.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
A sign in a glass display case says the apfel nusskuchen, or apple nut cake, was “handmade with love” by a woman named Zora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Asta perched on the table as a squirrel and toyed with a nut.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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Olive oil, nuts, seafood, and other Mediterranean diet staples are often expensive, which can put the Mediterranean diet out of reach.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Head to the grocery store and you’ll find pickle-flavored chips, nuts and pretzels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Now living near Shepton Mallet, Sussex said his childhood was filled with "driving my parents nuts with my energy", and constantly "throwing myself over furniture and jumping on things".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Nearly half of the country’s vegetables and more than three-quarters of its fruits and nuts come from California, according to the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
It was made with frozen yogurt, dried apricots, and all kinds of nuts.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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"What comes next is the execution risk. There's a lot of details still to be nutted out."
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Before even making it to the next left, we were pulled over by the PO-PO, who then called for back up and nutted up on us with an additional 6 cop cars!
From Time Magazine Archive
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They are that already—and it's patent-lock nutted throughout, and the engine is that new kind that interlocks.
From The Motormaniacs by Lloyd Osbourne
BST14:17 58 min: Bordeaux reply by going close themselves, Saivet nutting the ball into the sidenetting after racing in front of Liverpool defenders to meet a corner at the near post.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2015
This was slapstick stuff and Houghton delivered the perfect punchline by nutting the ball into net from 12 yards.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2012
When the Zuni men had their wives and children established on the nutting grounds they returned to their fields.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“Part of this wood belongs to Buck Looker’s father, and perhaps he’d have some objection to our nutting here.”
From The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Allen Chapman
But though the sun had shone brightly when they had started on their nutting trip, they had not gone far before the sky began to be overcast with clouds.
From The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp by Laura Lee Hope