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lemon

[lem-uhn] / ˈlɛm ən /


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One of his new compositions, he said, came from a time he had remembered living on Bracken Road in Port Talbot and his mother had made him lemon curd sandwiches.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Sunday, it starts with a lemon, ends with puzzles and has a whole lot of family, phone calls and fusion food in between.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

She got something personal to her but declined to say what it was—except that it was neither a lemon nor a lime.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

On one side goes lemon mayonnaise, our acid-fat lever: rich enough to keep the turkey lush, sharp enough to wake it up.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

She smells like coconut oil and lemon, earth and sun.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

And if management is able to make lemonade out of lemons then they can even be a great one.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 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

This is where I often find my weekly anchors: onions, lemons, sweet potatoes, greens.

From Salon May 22, 2026

I slide onto the leather seat and it smells like lemons.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi




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