heirloom
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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
For all of us watching at home—while the show makes stops around the homeland—it offers more than just vicarious joy at learning someone’s family heirloom really is a treasure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 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
“I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Not only did I trash their family heirloom, I'll need to race straight into the bathroom the moment I cross the threshold.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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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
When I had to sell my mother’s house to fund her Alzheimer’s care, I stored all of her antiques, scrapbooks, photos and other family heirlooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Glover has said he will take with him a Bible, his wedding rings and family heirlooms, along with a collection of inspirational quotations compiled by Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
We reached for bread that pulls apart like buttery clouds, cakes that lean dense and generous, desserts that feel like heirlooms but behave with a little mischief.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
The guns that are turned in tend to be heirlooms or junk.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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