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the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds
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The data also added to chatter about whether a jumbo, half-percentage-point cut could be on the table in September — a conversation Jim Cramer feels is justified.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
According to the recall notice provided by the FDA, Navarro recalled approximately 32,670 pounds of the brand Fancy Medium pecans from a variety of packaging sizes, from small to jumbo.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Coconut shrimp are a must-try, four jumbos with a coconut and cornflake breading and a spicy aioli.
—Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
According to the recall notice provided by the FDA, Navarro recalled approximately 32,670 pounds of the brand Fancy Medium pecans from a variety of packaging sizes, from small to jumbo.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Coconut shrimp are a must-try, four jumbos with a coconut and cornflake breading and a spicy aioli.
—Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Jumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumbo. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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from Jumbo, name of a huge elephant shown by circus owner P. T. Barnum
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