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peanut

[pee-nuht, -nuht] / ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət /
NOUN
nut
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He worked as a shoeshine boy and peanut vendor before becoming a metalworker and trade unionist.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Trujillo placated the dog with peanut butter and they clambered over a wall into the Franco backyard, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Katie, a businesswoman from Cardiff, and husband Neil Jennings, 49, applied for Yann to attend a medical trial in London for peanut allergy in toddlers when he was three.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Others hold at most a single raspberry and two tiny peanut butter sandwich crackers.

From Salon May 17, 2026

Dinner was pretzels and peanut butter with a side of canned peaches.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Some less-processed foods contain more fat and calories because they include nutrient-dense whole-food ingredients such as peanuts or beef.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Put this all together and farmers — mainly large-scale row-crop producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice and peanuts — are already set to receive roughly $55 billion from the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Lauer said Giftory's roughly 30 employees get a premium AI subscription costing about $200 a month -- "peanuts" stacked against an average salary of $100,000 a year, and cheap enough to make offshoring "uncompetitive."

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

When Raspados Nayarit serves its tuba compuesta — vibrant pink, chilled and topped with diced apples and peanuts — it is a reminder of home for Colimenses.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

In some ways, this is a story of woe and confusion, but it is also a story of joy and kindness and free peanuts.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo




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