chestnut
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And, of course, more of the truly creepy chestnut men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Investors are returning from the long weekend with some optimism as that old chestnut — hopes for an Iran peace pact — is helping push bond yields lower and stock futures higher.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Three giant horse chestnut trees, each over 80 feet tall, stand guard in front of my house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
The sweet and soft nut plays a large role in traditional mountain cooking and tradition because in places where you couldn’t grow wheat or barley, there were still chestnut trees.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
He was so good that he could look at an entire oak, pine, or even a chestnut tree, and tell you how many logs it would yield once it had been cut down.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Red and fallow deer eat grasses, leaves and shoots of trees, as well as acorns, sweet chestnuts and horse chestnuts.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
But first, there was “Revolver” — a glittering array of musical chestnuts that we’re only just beginning to appreciate.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the Old City, home to a small but vibrant Christian community and several important churches, red baubles hang from some trees, shopkeepers have put up Christmas decorations and street vendors peddle warm chestnuts.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
American-grown chestnuts have been rare since a blight hit our native species over a century ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
And the voices fading as the wires popped their sheathings like hot chestnuts.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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