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lemon

[lem-uhn] / ˈlɛm ən /


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My spring pea soup — peas, stock, cream, dill, black pepper and lemon zest — absolutely does not belong in the oven.

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

She'd squeeze lemon on her hair to make it blonder, and put on concerts of Whitney Houston covers for her neighbours.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

She fetched the maheu pot and sat under the lemon tree to think.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Pereira has continued to champion corn, recently making a Brazilian lemonade - which uses limes instead of lemons - and pairing it with corn milk.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The lemons and candles Pochettino keeps in his office are manifestations of energia universal or universal energy, a foundational concept common to many Eastern philosophies that believe a fundamental life force connects all things.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 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

Her jewels were big as Cola Cubes and sherbet lemons.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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