oranges
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From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
This week, a pile of sumo oranges that practically begged to be eaten on a blanket by the lake.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Much of the water released from the dam goes to irrigate crops including almonds, pistachios, oranges, grapes and tomatoes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The company appended data taken from a different tabulation of losses that were oranges to our apples.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Farmer has noticed and finds some oranges at a farmyard.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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