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lime

[lahym] / laɪm /






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There’s a whisper of lemon or lime that brightens without shouting, and sugar that amplifies sweetness rather than dominating it, leaving the peach as the undeniable star.

From Salon

Bone Sine in Portland, Ore., flecks its mix of nuts and chana dal with ground lime leaves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Finger limes, pomelos, pawpaw and sapote, to name a handful.

From Los Angeles Times

Gehry respected the industrial bones while adding sculptural flourishes — punctured facades, angled walls, stepping rooflines, and strange material contrasts, such as lime green tiles next to raw steel columns.

From Los Angeles Times

"For even basic interventions to be done we need cement or lime mortar which is not available."

From BBC