chestnut
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Investors are returning from the long weekend with some optimism as that old chestnut — hopes for an Iran peace pact — is helping push bond yields lower and stock futures higher.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Three giant horse chestnut trees, each over 80 feet tall, stand guard in front of my house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
The sweet and soft nut plays a large role in traditional mountain cooking and tradition because in places where you couldn’t grow wheat or barley, there were still chestnut trees.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
Steven Skybell, magnificent in the role of the besieged patriarch, led a superb cast that brought a new understanding to an old chestnut through the force of Yiddish language and culture.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Her hair is loose—long chestnut curls that fly behind her like a capelet, a few strands braided with gleaming silver thread.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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