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apricot

[ap-ri-kot, ay-pri-] / ˈæp rɪˌkɒt, ˈeɪ prɪ- /


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I turned perhaps $50 worth of produce into dried fruit, jam and an apricot pie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

And if you start — or end — the meal with Wisconsin cheese, don’t skip the apricot preserves alongside it.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

And they haven’t given up hope on finding a place for an apricot mallow to thrive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Under good weather conditions, he said, a single apricot tree can yield up to 500 kilograms.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The sun crossed the cold blue sky and then moved down to the southwest, gilding the clouds and tinting the vapor around the mountain every shade of cream and scarlet, of apricot and orange.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Tons of stranded apricots have been spoiled because of the delays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Already, a previous warm weather spell forced him to harvest apricots five days earlier than planned this year, on May 1, he said.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

Imagine combining fresh apricot, apricot jam and dried apricots all in one dish for a sophisticated play on the same ingredient.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2025

She shaves his face, massages his head, slices apples and apricots for his breakfast each morning.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024

The dark pantry, full of figs, almonds, walnuts, halvah, and dried apricots, made her feel better, too.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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