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an op-ed piece that's offers nothing but warmed-over chestnuts for solving the city's financial woes
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Recent Examples of chestnuts
Woody and green aromas, followed by a taste that differs—mocha and figs and some roasted chestnuts.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Light and enticing mid palate with flavors of maple syrup, chestnuts, mint and jerky.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
So UConn’s postseason chestnuts were once more extricated from the fire, the freshman performing to keep things alive.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
Street vendors hawked goods displayed on blankets spread on the sidewalk and sold steaming hot chestnuts from carts.
—New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Christmas Eve may be a good time to roast chestnuts on the fire (or maybe toast marshmallows), but Parker Solar Probe scientists have built their spacecraft to avoid getting burned by the sun.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Highlights of the festive menu include Chicken liver parfait with plum chutney, traditional roast turkey with sprouts and chestnuts and all the trimmings, topped off with Delia smith’s Christmas pudding.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Miami doesn't roast chestnuts for Christmas.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
But chestnuts didn’t disappear.
—Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Light and enticing mid palate with flavors of maple syrup, chestnuts, mint and jerky.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
So UConn’s postseason chestnuts were once more extricated from the fire, the freshman performing to keep things alive.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
Street vendors hawked goods displayed on blankets spread on the sidewalk and sold steaming hot chestnuts from carts.
—New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Christmas Eve may be a good time to roast chestnuts on the fire (or maybe toast marshmallows), but Parker Solar Probe scientists have built their spacecraft to avoid getting burned by the sun.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Highlights of the festive menu include Chicken liver parfait with plum chutney, traditional roast turkey with sprouts and chestnuts and all the trimmings, topped off with Delia smith’s Christmas pudding.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Miami doesn't roast chestnuts for Christmas.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
But chestnuts didn’t disappear.
—Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Chestnuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chestnuts. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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