tangerine
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There are also around 16 fruit trees on the property—including orange, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, and lime trees—as well as a brick-enclosed vegetable garden.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
"It totally blindsided me - I had a tumour the size of a tangerine which had a cyst attached to it," Kirsty said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
A custom metal hood by Practice Fabrication, powder-coated the color of a Pixie tangerine, adds a sense of fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
I dragged my feet to the kitchen, where Mom was almost finished painting one wall a bright tangerine color.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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To be clear: These athletes aren’t chowing on the yucky old sports gels we all know and hate, the ones that taste like tangerines and moldy baseball gloves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
Or, if you’ve ever been to Ojai, you’ll know the sweet, citrusy scent of Pixie tangerines that lingers in the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
The production of tangerines and mandarins also was forecast to be up, going from 480,000 boxes last season to an expected 500,000 boxes in the upcoming season.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Tino went on, “You don’t pick tangerines, you clip them, with one of those clippers. Luis was doin’ that when he fell out of a tree.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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