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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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“Some of these drugs act in different ways. It’s not like comparing apples to apples.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Thousands of positions go unfilled, which means apples go unpicked and tomatoes rot in fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Pears dropped to tenth place after outranking apples, blackberries and blueberries in 2025.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

I also buy apples and berries, whatever I can’t grow, because I grow my own food at home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Taking my lunch and apples from the gunny sack, I laid them to one side and sat down on the empty sack.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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