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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

Or a whole tangerine and an entire avocado toast, as opposed to a sliver?

From Salon • May 17, 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

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

I dragged my feet to the kitchen, where Mom was almost finished painting one wall a bright tangerine color.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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