heirloom
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And what to do with an heirloom that’s been in the family for generations that nobody wants anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
A woman carrying two heirloom tomatoes could still plausibly claim to be shopping for dinner.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
“I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
He and Glory gathered around the fire and ate a salad made of heirloom tomatoes and orange blossoms.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Some practices were lost; others "survived in fragments" - in the memories of elders, in family heirlooms.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
For generations, these documents were little more than family heirlooms that served as painful reminders of fortunes lost after the revolution led by Fidel Castro’s bearded guerrillas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Although the house is older, needs repairs, and is filled with family heirlooms, I have no idea what to do with it.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
As a lifelong Altadenan, Swayne regularly bears witness to the unimaginable devastation across his community, and understands how painful the loss of homes, businesses, prized possessions and family heirlooms can be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026
She had brought along her pottery, her silver, heirlooms like the kimonos Granny had brought from Japan, tea sets, lacquered tables, and one fine old set of china, blue and white porcelain, almost translucent.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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