tangerine
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There are also around 16 fruit trees on the property—including orange, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, and lime trees—as well as a brick-enclosed vegetable garden.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
This ageworthy bottling delivers big acidity, with notes of lime zest, white blossom, tangerine and grilled lemon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Or a whole tangerine and an entire avocado toast, as opposed to a sliver?
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
You can be blue or tangerine, red or black, claret and amber - everybody has some sort of skin in the game, some reason to be gripped.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
I often sat in the shade of their tangerine tree and played with my dolls.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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Farmers grow passion fruit, pomegranates and tangerines, and islanders relish a fiery shochu liquor made with brown sugar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Or, if you’ve ever been to Ojai, you’ll know the sweet, citrusy scent of Pixie tangerines that lingers in the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Each culture has its own list of special foods during the new year, including dumplings, rice cakes, spring rolls, tangerines, fish and meats.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
“Today I ate chips, tangerines and this thing that looked like chili but without the meat - just beans,” the 12-year-old said after lunch on a Friday at I.S.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
While Pong listened to the Violet lights hanging outside shops and homes, Ampai distracted the owners, chatting them up as she peeled her tangerines.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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