chestnut
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That brings us to this old chestnut: Do you claim at 62, or later?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
St. Francis, unmistakable from his tonsure, his chestnut robe and his stigmata, looks lovingly at the Christ Child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 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
All that being said, even before their buoyant off-year performance those widespread reports of Democrats’ demise were greatly ... well, we’ll leave that Mark Twain chestnut alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
We all went and sat down under the chestnut tree.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
The charms of those “Mystery!” chestnuts resided largely in heroes who were, if not rigid, then regularly, reliably eccentric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The sweet and nutty aroma of roasted chestnuts, the surprising softness as you take your first bite.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 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
White and purple irises line the paths beneath ancient horse chestnuts in full flower.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
One major food category was nuts, especially chestnuts and walnuts, plus horse chestnuts and acorns leached free of their bitter poisons.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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