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lime

[lahym] / laɪm /






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He honed his craft during the pandemic, developing flavors like red mole topped with sesame, and a Mexican everything spice blend that includes garlic, onion, toasted cumin and ancho chile with a hint of lime.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

One TikTok video was just 15 seconds long and showed a lime FaceTiming a lemon on a MacBook.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

For Tex-Mex night, think lime wedges, crema, sliced radishes and chopped green onions.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Mrs. Scatcherd looks as if she’s bitten into a lime.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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