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tangerine

[tan-juh-reen, tan-juh-reen] / ˌtæn dʒəˈrin, ˈtæn dʒəˌrin /


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New York had not even hosted an NBA finals game since Steve Jobs was hawking tangerine iMacs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The elevated snack tray comes with crudités alongside a pesto yogurt sauce, a tuna tostada, a carpaccio hand roll, shrimp toast and a refreshing, fruity and herbaceous granita that comes in a hollowed-out tangerine rind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

If their thoughts do turn to cricket, uppermost in England minds should be the problem of Bumrah, whose staccato action and educated fingers could probably swing a tangerine around corners.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

For reference, I generally use the majority of zest scraped from one whole satsuma, which is about the size of a tangerine.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

I hadn’t said a word for hours until Luis asked me, “So how do you like the tangerine business?”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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