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Which of these flowers is an annual?

annual

[an-yoo-uhl] / ˈæn ju əl /
ADJECTIVE
occurring, done yearly
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ADJECTIVE
lasting for a year
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NOUN
book produced once a year
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Instead, the company launched GPT-6.1 Sol, an updated version of a different model, during its annual DevDay conference on Tuesday from San Francisco.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It has fallen nearly 140% on an annual basis since the U.S. blockade’s resumption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Now with 13,500 staff and almost £500m in annual revenue, Cera says it is Europe's largest health tech firm.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Seven candidates are vying for Seat 4 on the board of trustees for the Los Angeles Community College District, where they will oversee some 200,000 students and an annual budget around $10 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Things came to a head in March 1597, when the King cut off Tycho’s annual pension.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Where there had been a jungle of weeds and vines, perennials and annuals bloomed thanks to avid volunteer gardeners and contributions from locals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Although it is marketed to gardeners alongside annuals for seasonal color, Coleus is perennial in its tropical or subtropical places of origin.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

And the exception was the 80th anniversary of the first book, when the Dundee-based publisher released The Broons and Oor Wullie annuals in the same year.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023

First they arrive early in the growing season, when moisture can prompt invasive Mediterranean annuals to push up quickly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

The combination of these two factors—a high diversity of species and a high percentage of annuals—means that western Eurasia’s Mediterranean zone is the one with by far the highest diversity of annuals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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