snowflake
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The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The sensors also have an aerosol probe that measures particulate matter, because dust helps with snowflake formation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
The arrival of only one snowflake adds to Gobo’s severe case of writer’s block.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
The path and time taken for a snowflake to fall depends on several factors including the wind speed, the humidity of the air and the height of the cloud.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
She thought of those snowflake and fingerprint stories about the perfect uniqueness of each one and wondered, “Are we supposed to feel good about that?”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Not to be a bummer, but come summer, you might just find yourself missing the snowflakes.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
Similar to how snowflakes stick together to build a snowball, tiny particles were drawn together by gravity into larger clusters.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026
The 17th Century Baroque Charlottenburg Palace is illuminated in different colours, with falling snowflakes projected onto its facade and wooden stalls in front.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
His movie is paced like a TikTok video, with tricks and quips flying around like snowflakes in a blizzard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Cartoon snowflakes flit across the screen, and both boys groan.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
