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peel

[peel] / pil /




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Ziskin also created what she calls a “chef-y” combination: rhubarb with pistachio chiffon and mascarpone custard infused with orange peel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

“Trying to peel back that onion of complexity is a difficult task,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

As this strain is released, the layers peel apart and curl into tight scrolls.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

We are squandering that advantage arguing about whether to peel guardrails off jail-breakable systems and blacklisting the companies that build them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Boomer and I peel off past the orchard, where families are picking apples from the trees, then through the meadows and into the Spinney.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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