orange

The late 1700s were a heyday of botanical exploration, and orange trees from China were exported en masse across Europe to families who wanted to show off their newfound wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Almost 250 people died, while vineyards, orange groves and plots used to grow Albufera rice, an essential paella ingredient, were decimated.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hopkins wore this orange prison uniform, straitjacket and muzzle when Lecter is transported under heavy security, strapped upright to a hand truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The orange make-up could now be washed off with soap and water, the shoes were more comfortable and the chocolate river was no longer full of cigarette ends discarded by crew members.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

I’m sitting in my usual place, fiddling with the loose string on the armrest, a throw cushion decorated with orange, blue, and yellow beads stitched in a pattern of repeated circles in my lap.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

More of the shorter blue wavelengths of light are scattered, allowing the yellows, oranges and reds to become more prominent.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In the early 2000s, when citrus-canker lesions dotted Florida oranges, state contractors fanned out with woodchippers to destroy trees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

At the Farmers Market, breakfast is maybe three oranges, two apples, a basket of strawberries, half a melon and two peaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Whole fruits included apples, oranges, bananas, mangos, grapes, pears, melons, strawberries and peaches.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

He wouldn’t even give him his salary, because who was going to pay for all those stupid ruined oranges?

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt