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The fear this instills in I-Jing — already ignored by her busy mother, nor attended to by her mercurial older sister, I-Ann, who holds a grudge against her mother and rebels by working at a shady betel nut stand — sets off a secrets-unearthing chain of events.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
By contrast, the betel nut stand where I-Ann works is more neon, greener, and darker.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
While dolphin meat is eaten and bartered with neighboring islands for food, betel nuts and other products, the teeth are the true prize of the hunt.
—Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Bhutan’s main exports include fruit, betel nut, and boulders for construction.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Rusty splatters of betel nut appeared on sidewalks near gas stations.
—Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Shops were open, selling coffee, ice cream and betel nuts.
—Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
His teeth as always are stained with betel nut.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
Consumed by more than 600 million people, mainly in southern Asia, areca nut—more popularly, betel nut—is a stimulant.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2022
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
By contrast, the betel nut stand where I-Ann works is more neon, greener, and darker.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
While dolphin meat is eaten and bartered with neighboring islands for food, betel nuts and other products, the teeth are the true prize of the hunt.
—Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Bhutan’s main exports include fruit, betel nut, and boulders for construction.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Rusty splatters of betel nut appeared on sidewalks near gas stations.
—Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Shops were open, selling coffee, ice cream and betel nuts.
—Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
His teeth as always are stained with betel nut.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
Consumed by more than 600 million people, mainly in southern Asia, areca nut—more popularly, betel nut—is a stimulant.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2022
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“Betel nut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betel%20nut. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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