heirloom
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There’s something about an apple orchard that’s just suffused with nostalgia, especially if the trees bear heirloom fruits.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
He grows about 60 different crops, including herbs such as rosemary and thyme, heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, and pick-your-own strawberries and flowers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
As for the tchotchkes, they ran the gamut from tacky souvenir to sentimental heirloom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Then came thick-cut, tableside-smoked bacon glazed with maple and peppercorn alongside a fig-topped heirloom tomato salad.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
Mom had given Charlie her engagement ring, which was a family heirloom, but remodeling the baby’s room meant he was also broke.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Some practices were lost; others "survived in fragments" - in the memories of elders, in family heirlooms.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Although the house is older, needs repairs, and is filled with family heirlooms, I have no idea what to do with it.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
She also turned what used to be a gun closet into a “vault” filled with family heirlooms, including a typewriter, perfume, photos, jewelry and a flask.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
And so they walk away from family heirlooms, basic necessities, and the vital documents required to rebuild their lives.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
She had brought along her pottery, her silver, heirlooms like the kimonos Granny had brought from Japan, tea sets, lacquered tables, and one fine old set of china, blue and white porcelain, almost translucent.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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