zest
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Bottle bio: From the North Fork of Long Island, N.Y., it opens with aromas of lime zest, green apple, white peach and sea breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Toss with 1 teaspoon honey, a pinch of salt and half of the orange zest.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Candy Buckley and Derek Smith are veteran New York stage actors worth seeking out in anything, and they are an absolute delight here, each playing several roles with ferocious zest.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Once ladled into low bowls, each serving got a single glossy egg yolk and a small drift of fresh lemon zest.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Francis’ quick verbal tour through the structure and its implications lost none of its zest for having been given several times each day for the past week.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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