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[zest] / zɛst /




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But speaking to Katie, a year-and-a-half after her experimental treatment, she has the energy and zest for life of a woman reborn.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Bottle bio: Produced in Galicia, Spain, this is a classic Rías Baixas Albariño with aromas of lemon zest, green apple, white flowers and oyster shell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Bottle bio: From the North Fork of Long Island, N.Y., it opens with aromas of lime zest, green apple, white peach and sea breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Once ladled into low bowls, each serving got a single glossy egg yolk and a small drift of fresh lemon zest.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

It means “the joy of living,” and refers to the kind of cheerful, nonstop zest for life that stops just short of optoomuchism and makes a person a sheer pleasure to be around.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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