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Rather than being showered with sweets, children attending the event were rationed out two jelly beans and a quarter-cup of lemonade.
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Rebecca Messina, The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Though its styling is more akin to a postmodern jelly bean than a conventional roadster, the first-generation Mazda Miata drew inspiration from the 1960s-era Lotus Elan.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
There were ridiculous things like literacy tests, counting jelly beans in a jar, stuff that basically meant Black people were not allowed to vote.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
The candy brand revealed two new jelly bean flavors: Burnt Rubber and Wet Dog.
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
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“Jelly bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jelly%20bean. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
jelly bean
noun
: a sugar-glazed bean-shaped candy
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