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apricot

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


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Unassuming from the outside, the shop opens into a huge ark of mortar-crusted brick and ribcage-like beams, with long dining tables displaying shapely vases, pitchers, teacups and plates in shades of apricot, amber and malachite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

She gave me like a date, you know, and like a dried apricot, so I ate that.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

But the King seemed to enjoy some of the less usual beers on offer, including one with an apricot flavour.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

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

This time Dany threw an apricot at him.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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