zest

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He recommends chicken piccata, a bright and acidic dish that’s heavy on butter, capers, lemon juice and lemon zest.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

As Helen Zoe Veit tells it in “Picky,” a “childish” appetite used to be one characterized by zest and indiscrimination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

She says it not only gave "her zest for life" back – it saved her marriage.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Here, she writes, “it is possible to live with great zest, to have red blood and delicate joys.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

She was becoming resolute that Jim, who had such a zest for life, would’ve wanted her to forge ahead.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel