papaya
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He was unable to train that day because he had not had time to collect his kit after finishing work at a papaya plantation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Espinal drew attention to a separate account where an AI papaya character named "Anaya Papaya" - already apparently spun off from the new Fruit Love Island series - is seemingly modelled after her.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
I always order chicken sate and the green papaya salad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
U.S. and Cook Islands government news releases showed him in a suit picking at pieces of pineapple and papaya as he sat opposite a group of diplomats in Hawaiian-style shirts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Throughout the village, the pungent smells of goat stew and peanut soup, along with waves of papaya and honeysuckle that wafted through the air, made Amari feel hungry as well as excited.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
In the back are fruits and veggies that no longer look perfect: mushy papayas, wilting spinach and bruised tomatoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
During Vodou ceremonies, lwa are offered treats ranging from papayas and coffee to popcorn, lollipops and cheese puffs.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
If small-scale farmers grow fruit trees amid their crops, for example, they can eat those bananas or papayas themselves while selling the rest of the harvest.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024
Some mornings, his grandfather would take Roy back across the dirt road into the jungle to pick papayas, lemons and coconuts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
The fruit stand on the corner is overflowing with avocados and papayas, most of them sliced straight through the middle to show their freshness.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
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