chestnut
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It sort of looks like a fuzzy seed from a chestnut tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
That brings us to this old chestnut: Do you claim at 62, or later?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
These included dairy, wheat, tree nuts, coconut, seafood, red fish, pulses and beans, kiwi, sesame, dogs, cats, horse, pollen, flaxseed, chia, poppy seed, buckwheat, millet, peas, chestnut, quinoa, rye, oats and pumpkin.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 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
Constance coughed and spluttered upon a candied chestnut.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
His programming is a kind of wish-list of the new and recent with newly-buffed chestnuts, and it’s worked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
But first, there was “Revolver” — a glittering array of musical chestnuts that we’re only just beginning to appreciate.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the Old City, home to a small but vibrant Christian community and several important churches, red baubles hang from some trees, shopkeepers have put up Christmas decorations and street vendors peddle warm chestnuts.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
American-grown chestnuts have been rare since a blight hit our native species over a century ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
He had been too busy guzzling candied chestnuts to let it bother him.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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