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tangerine

[tan-juh-reen, tan-juh-reen] / ˌtæn dʒəˈrin, ˈtæn dʒəˌrin /


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New York had not even hosted an NBA finals game since Steve Jobs was hawking tangerine iMacs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He persisted , and slowly, a group formed that picked 800 pounds of fruit off his neighbor’s tangerine and orange trees, and identified many more that needed picking.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

The craft cocktails skew toward Southeast Asian themes and ingredients, from pandan to tangerine.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

If their thoughts do turn to cricket, uppermost in England minds should be the problem of Bumrah, whose staccato action and educated fingers could probably swing a tangerine around corners.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

He wanted to show me Manderley....My mind ran riot then, figures came before me and picture after picture—and all the while he ate his tangerine, giving me a piece now and then, and watching me.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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