apricot
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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
On her website, she sells apricot kernels for their "potential health benefits" along with nutritional supplements, and offers information and advice.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025
A chewy, dried apricot in a salad offers a unique texture, while a pan-roasted apricot in a savory chicken dish with a rich pan sauce lends complexity and depth.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025
The evening sky was awash with peach, apricot, cream: tender little ice-cream clouds in a wide orange sky.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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