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tangerine

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


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One is a Pixie tangerine that just never took and that I’m going to put out of its proverbial misery — it happens.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

In Johnson’s buoyant painting a dapper Harlem couple steps out for a stroll beneath a tangerine slice of a moon.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2024

For reference, I generally use the majority of zest scraped from one whole satsuma, which is about the size of a tangerine.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

Birds flutter their multihued wings into a starry night sky or set off into the tangerine evening air.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

The tangerine was very sour, I had a sharp, bitter taste in my mouth, and I had only just noticed it.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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