papaya
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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
His cooks minced the meat with papaya, saffron and spices and made it so fine and silky that it needed no chewing.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
Asked about the prospect of McLaren deciding to abandon their "papaya rules" system of supporting both drivers equally and instead choosing to back one, he was against that decision.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
Sun-warmed papaya, halved and neatly wrapped in plastic, beckoned to be eaten.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2025
I’m so excited I can barely finish my papaya juice.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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
This is because papayas can produce either male flowers, female flowers or hermaphrodite flowers that have characteristics of both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 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
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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