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apples

American

[ap-uhlz] / ˈæp əlz /

adjective

Australian Slang.

well or fine; under control.

apples British

/ ˈæpəlz /

plural noun

See apples and pears
informal all is going well

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My go-to is chicken salad with chopped walnuts, crisp Granny Smith apples, and golden raisins.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Red apples made of foam drop from above in one scene, and leaves swirl during the tornado.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"In this case, a few bad apples have taken those data off the platform and they have listed the data for sale," Sir Rory told the BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

A stable is secured, and the mare, who senses that something strange is going on, is indulged with apples and caresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Behind them, he glimpsed a girl-formed dryad step from the apple tree from which he had plucked the apples.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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