papaya
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Here I am, in my house, surrounded by a yard filled with passion fruit, papaya, cucumbers, avocados, chard and yes, uchche.
From Salon ● May 9, 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
The papaya farm was one of the four.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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
Researchers created the virus-resistant "transgenic" papaya, which now makes up the majority of papayas consumed worldwide.
From Salon ● May 9, 2023
The others include Rainbow papayas, which were modified to resist ringspot virus; a variety of sweet corn; some russet potatoes; and Arctic Apples, which were developed in Canada and resist browning.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Pua’s parents arrive bright and early with breakfast enchiladas, and Auntie Nina comes with a crate of papayas.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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