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java

[jah-vuh, jav-uh] / ˈdʒɑ və, ˈdʒæv ə /


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From high-end experimental boutique cafes to the humble sidewalk cart, millions of cups of java are sold every day.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

I didn’t realize until I arrived here that Seattle coffee snobs looked down their noses at the java giant headquartered here, preferring local establishments.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023

She with her steaming mug of java, filled to just halfway, please — and me with my hot chocolate, laced with a few spoonfuls of her coffee.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2023

Some of the resin compounds, including some specific to guayule, thwarted roaches even more than the java oil—“which we thought was pretty exciting,” she says.

From Scientific American • Oct. 14, 2022

So he did an end-around on the unfortunate taste by drowning his java in cream, for which Katherine gently teased him that afternoon.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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