olive
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“Edelweiss,” mistaken at times for an actual Austrian folk song instead of an American creation, hasn’t always been a welcome olive branch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
That previous trial showed that a Mediterranean diet enriched with extra virgin olive oil or nuts reduced cardiovascular disease risk by 30%.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Among them are villagers from Ikizkoy in the Mugla region, who have mobilised to protect their olive groves from plans to expand a nearby brown coal lignite mine.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
She’s a huge fan of chocolate, coffee and cardamom, so I’ll be baking her a decadent chocolate olive oil cake paired with a spiced whipped cream that calls for more cocoa powder.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
He was still lovely, his skin so smooth and of a rich olive color, his hands long and slender like those of angels in illustrations, holding their choir books.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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