gourd
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Zhao Xuan, 28, who tells the BBC that her parents dispensed so much "gourd soup literature" that she has muted her family group chat.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
While she prefers traditional orange, Torres isn’t afraid of a more ghostly gourd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Body-cam footage released by the Parma Heights Police Department shows one bemused officer describing how the gourd just “took off” as he tried to grab it.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
A beaver’s tail creates a rhythm on the deck and an opossum has a bass fashioned out of a gourd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024
He lifted the yellow gourd off the neck and set it on the ground again.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Earlier research from Inui and his team revealed that gourds contain a type of protein that binds to pollutants, allowing them to move through the plant's tissues.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2025
“People love the grand prize pumpkins,” she said of the 50-75 pound gourds she sells for $185.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Additionally, outdoor decorations included pumpkins and gourds, hay bales and string lights.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
It’s turtlenecks and quality sweaters, buying decorative gourds for an evening dinner party and coupling up for cuffing season, if not longer term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
Others in the group had gourds too, or plastic bottles.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
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