Olives
Americannoun
noun
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These are the Annunciation, the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi; Jesus praying on the Mount of Olives, the Crucifixion and the Lamentation; and, finally, the Resurrection, Ascension and Pentecost.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
This year, low rainfall led to slim pickings in the West Bank, including for the tree whose many nicknames include the Elder, the Bedouin Tree and Mother of Olives.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
You now have a host of restaurants throughout the world, which started all the way back in 1989 with Olives in Charlestown, MA.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024
“Early diagnosis extends quality of life,” says an ad by Dung Trinh, an Orange County physician, on the website of a program for seniors at Mount of Olives Church in Mission Viejo.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2023
“Olives—yes. Olives and wax. I never go anyplace without ’em.”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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