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lemon

[lem-uhn] / ˈlɛm ən /


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For chicken soup, I roast thighs on a bed of onion, garlic, carrot and celery with big lemon slices, garlic powder, onion powder and plenty of black pepper.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

I’ll pick a lemon off my tree to add to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

There are also around 16 fruit trees on the property—including orange, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, and lime trees—as well as a brick-enclosed vegetable garden.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

This ageworthy bottling delivers big acidity, with notes of lime zest, white blossom, tangerine and grilled lemon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

In the heat of the day, Nhamo sat under the lemon tree at the highest point of the island and made twine.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

My fridge is always stocked with: eggs, greens, a lot of Spindrift sparkling water, lemons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He has one customer who picks lemons from his family’s tree to trade for other produce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Farmers arrived at dawn with tomatoes, gourds, chillies, lemons and melons.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Based on his own experience buying a used car, columnist Christopher Mims explains how to hunt for deals, check a vehicle’s battery health and avoid the lemons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

It had a new-book smell with the faintest hint of lemons.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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