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blossom

[blos-uhm] / ˈblɒs əm /






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Instead, she’s tinkering with the idea that Chicago might be her second city, a place where her artistic talents can fully blossom in a smaller market.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

"There's a lack of understanding on how they should behave... on how they could help their child to blossom into the athlete that they should become."

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Before you leave, order a coffee — flavors like rose water, pistachio, and orange blossom tahini offer a refreshing finish to the meal.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

At an age when most people were retired—or worse—he was still breeding new hybrids, knowing full well that they wouldn’t blossom for years.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

And Aragorn planted the new tree in the court by the fountain, and swiftly and gladly it began to grow; and when the month of June entered in it was laden with blossom.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Even Troy, who treats Josh well, will complain about soggy squash blossoms from the club kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

"We observed the cherry blossoms in full bloom on March 30," Kyoto Local Meteorological Office said.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

It was spring, and I kept telling myself I would drive down to Washington one weekend to see the cherry blossoms.

From Slate Mar. 29, 2026

Many tourists from around the world, in town to see the city’s famed cherry blossoms, watched protesters with curiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

One day a few years earlier, brilliant pink blossoms bloomed on the crape myrtle that Connie had planted in our yard.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

An article sparked an exchange on LinkedIn that blossomed into a romance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

The same dynamic has blossomed within the GOP.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

They blossomed into one of the premier sports teams in the world, but the ownership change brought swift business changes.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

Russian energy sales are the "most stable" part of a political, military and economic relationship that has blossomed between the two countries in recent years, Korolev said.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

For a year this love had blossomed strangely.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

From the beginning, Mildred vowed that her daughter Veda would have all the things this newly blossoming post-war suburban paradise could offer.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

With her high, bright soprano, Katrina Galka was a persuasive Clara—you believed in her emotional blossoming; tenor Roy Hage needed to be more of a crooner as Fabrizio.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

“It’s been decades of us struggling to survive. Now we’re at this moment where it’s not a struggle. It’s a blossoming moment where our future is set up forever.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

In a lab on the western edge of Paris, where the River Seine flows wide and trams slide past glass-fronted buildings and blossoming cherry trees, a technician called Rémi makes some adjustments with a spanner.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

Finally, I came to a little cottage with flowers blossoming along the hedge and a stone path that led to a door painted bright red.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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