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apricot

[ap-ri-kot, ay-pri-] / ˈæp rɪˌkɒt, ˈeɪ prɪ- /


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And if you start — or end — the meal with Wisconsin cheese, don’t skip the apricot preserves alongside it.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Under good weather conditions, he said, a single apricot tree can yield up to 500 kilograms.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Bottle bio: Accented with peach, apricot, acacia, and floral notes, this sparkling variety hails from the cool-climate of California’s Anderson Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

But the King seemed to enjoy some of the less usual beers on offer, including one with an apricot flavour.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

I stood on our roof looking at the mountains, at the alleys where we used to play cricket, the apricot trees coming into bloom.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

Tons of stranded apricots have been spoiled because of the delays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Cultivated for millennia, Armenia's famed apricots were known to ancient Romans as the "Armenian apple."

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

In Hollister, underage siblings use sharp knives to cut and clean heirloom apricots that dry in the hot sun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

She shaves his face, massages his head, slices apples and apricots for his breakfast each morning.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024

He didn’t deal in dried apricots from Syria, halvah from Turkey, and honey from Lebanon.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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