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lime

[lahym] / laɪm /






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As my mum and I walked, talking and eating tacos and fruit drenched in chilli and lime from street vendors, we felt immense pride in being Mexican.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The team decided to remove filling from previous restoration work, replacing it by mixtures of lime and sand that more closely resembled the original material used by Giotto.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Bottle bio: From the North Fork of Long Island, N.Y., it opens with aromas of lime zest, green apple, white peach and sea breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

But it works just as well with buffalo sauce, Caesar-style toppings, or something more traditional with salsa and lime.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

We pulled up to a ranch house painted the color of key lime pie.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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