black olive
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Stuffed with carrots, meat, potatoes, onion and a solitary black olive, they rarely show up in Southern California restaurants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
Pair fruity, berry ciders with anything that goes well with rosé wine but especially fresh goat cheese and black olive focaccia.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2021
SamMobile suggests you’ll be able to choose from watches in either black, olive green, rose gold, or silver, with additional customizations for watch bands.
From The Verge ● Aug. 9, 2021
We got three — black olive and shrimp, pepperoni, and three-cheese white — for scientific comparison.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021
The Elgon forest towered around their campsite, a web of gnarled African olive trees hung with moss and creepers and dotted with a black olive that is poisonous to humans.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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