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peanut

[pee-nuht, -nuht] / ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət /
NOUN
nut
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Larry, who’s been snapping up South Florida property the way the rest of us buy peanut butter pretzels at Trader Joe’s, won’t feel any hardship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Danni explained to Hollywood and fellow judge Nigella Lawson that they were vegan so could not try their own cinnamon "Snickerdoodle" cookies, topped with peanut brittle.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

It will not noticeably change the reading on a bathroom scale, and it would not affect how much peanut butter is required to produce a 16-ounce container.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

With Halloween coming up, there’s no need to worry that you won’t get any pumpkin-shaped chocolate and peanut butter candy in your trick-or-treat basket.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Ana holds up a giant bag of peanut M&M’s.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

The plant material included cultivated wheat, carrots, maize, bananas and peanuts.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 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

Topped with ice and bits of peanuts, it is a perfect cooler for daily life along the humid Pacific coastline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Ma would need to sell more water, more charcoal, more peanuts.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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