oranges
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"We're talking apples to oranges in terms of the need."
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Her own house, about 100 metres from the shelter, lost most of its windows and bits of ceiling, while her garden was littered with oranges blown off a tree by the blast.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
Tiny amounts of tagatose are also present in fruits like apples, pineapples, and oranges.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
The prison children would press their faces against the metal gate and sniff the sweet scent of mangosteens and rambutans, the acid aroma of the pomelos and green oranges.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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