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chestnut

[ches-nuht, -nuht] / ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət /














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That moment is exactly why rights holders have a duty to push back against any attempts for AI companies to pretend their chatbots are included in the old chestnut that “great artists steal.”

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

That brings us to this old chestnut: Do you claim at 62, or later?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Three giant horse chestnut trees, each over 80 feet tall, stand guard in front of my house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

The Species in Peril report warns others could face a similar fate, including the high brown fritillary butterfly and rainbow-coloured Snowdon leaf beetle, Arctic-Alpine pea mussel, woolly feather-moss and eyed chestnut wrinkle-lichen.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

But as I cut Betsie’s chestnut waves, I cried.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"They're grazing on bramble, we're already seeing a bit of an early autumn, and it won't be long before sweet chestnuts are beginning to fall, so there is plenty of food for them."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

And speaking of nutty, a handful of toasted pine nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts, almonds, or even chopped chestnuts never goes amiss.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 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

Hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds mounded in her basket and stirred her hunger with thoughts of hot roasted nuts on cold winter nights.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman


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