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Appleseed

American  
[ap-uhl-seed] / ˈæp əlˌsid /

noun

  1. Johnny John Chapman, 1774–1845, American pioneer and orchardist: prototype for character in American folklore.


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Ann Baddour is the director of the Fair Financial Services Project at Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit organization focused on social, economic and racial justice issues in the Lone Star state.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

I am playing a gamed called “Election Day” at Appleseed Avenue, a relatively new escape room in a multi-story strip mall in Newhall.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

At any rate, the need to build a new installation will force Evans to shut down his Johnny Appleseed operation.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Advocacy group Nebraska Appleseed on Friday delivered a petition bearing more than 6,100 signatures from 230 communities across Nebraska calling on the state to utilize the federal Summer EBT program.

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2023

We might even imagine a kind of Martian Johnny Appleseed, robot or human, roaming the frozen polar wastes in an endeavor that benefits only the generations of humans to come.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan