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heirloom

[air-loom] / ˈɛərˌlum /


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He grows about 60 different crops, including herbs such as rosemary and thyme, heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, and pick-your-own strawberries and flowers.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Then came thick-cut, tableside-smoked bacon glazed with maple and peppercorn alongside a fig-topped heirloom tomato salad.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2026

Was it an heirloom or an antique, I wondered.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2026

We never had a family heirloom type of piece; my mother didn’t pass me down any, my grandmother didn’t have any.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

My parents treated me like a breakable heirloom, afraid to fight or fret in front of me lest I shatter.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

When I had to sell my mother’s house to fund her Alzheimer’s care, I stored all of her antiques, scrapbooks, photos and other family heirlooms.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Glover has said he will take with him a Bible, his wedding rings and family heirlooms, along with a collection of inspirational quotations compiled by Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

I hear a cello, and soon musician David Low stands before me, recounting the day the flames began and the rush to remove his young son from school to help rescue a smattering of heirlooms.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

The Internal Revenue Service will be ready to levy capital-gains taxes on any sale of silver heirlooms, coins or collectibles, said Barbara Weltman, author of “J.K. Lasser’s 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks.”

From MarketWatch Dec. 31, 2025

Everyone in the village said he was a master of his craft, and his kites were often treasured by their owners like family heirlooms.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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