tangerine
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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
You can be blue or tangerine, red or black, claret and amber - everybody has some sort of skin in the game, some reason to be gripped.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Jelly bean flavors include green apple, blue raspberry, lemon, tangerine, and cranberry — “which each deliver just enough fruity sweetness to accentuate their accompanying jolt of sour,” per TJ’s.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
He persisted , and slowly, a group formed that picked 800 pounds of fruit off his neighbor’s tangerine and orange trees, and identified many more that needed picking.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
A few months after being put on the market, the building was sold and painted hot pink with tangerine trim.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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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
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
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
The oranges, tangerines and Minneolas have been so delicious.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
He picked oranges down in Orlando; he picked tangerines over on Merritt Island.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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