tangerine
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"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
The craft cocktails skew toward Southeast Asian themes and ingredients, from pandan to tangerine.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
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
It smelled sweet and sharp, like tangerine peels.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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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
But others, like the Hidatsa Red bean, prevalent in the Dakotas, and the Ojai Pixie tangerines grown in Southern California, are newer additions to the ever-growing catalog.
From Salon ● May 8, 2024
“Today I ate chips, tangerines and this thing that looked like chili but without the meat - just beans,” the 12-year-old said after lunch on a Friday at I.S.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
So, she gave him a box of peanut butter and honey crackers, two protein drinks and two tangerines.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
But Francie always longed for oranges and pineapple and especially tangerines which she got only at Christmas.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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