lime

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"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

Some superfans came in Publix-branded flip-flops and shirts, while others were eager to get a “pub sub” or the chain’s signature key lime pie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

He crossed the border illegally sometime before he turned 20, making the migrant’s journey north from the avocado and lime orchards that surround his family’s small town in the state of Michoacán.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Papa always gave him a hard lime about that and he always was Papa’s little brother, even to us kids.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson