peanuts
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Another ran a tea stall and sold peanuts.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
His shirt listed five priorities, in order: Affordability, good experience, safety, peanuts, fan surveys.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Both leaders famously clawed their way to the top from unlikely beginnings -- Lee worked in a sweatshop to support his family, while Lula dropped out of school to sell peanuts and shine shoes.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Baltz’s meetings with Malaysian importers left him optimistic that there was a market for more U.S. peanuts and peanut butter, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
When he ate his dinner at Mister Brannon’s she went into the café and spent a nickel for a sack of peanuts.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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