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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

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

I like the way that he started to blossom a bit and you could see him gaining in confidence.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

As tech’s latest craze started to blossom in 2023, Microsoft invested $10 billion in OpenAI, the startup that had captured the world’s collective imagination with ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

They floated upward, rather, like a very large ulola blossom, with a bit more control than the wind-borne flowers had.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

When Susie pitched it to me, I didn’t even realize how perfect it was: A prunus vase is usually what they put plum blossoms in, and meiping means beautiful plum vase.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

"Cherry blossoms there are in flower now with the main spectacular rhododendron display to follow."

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

"Just as cherry blossoms bloom when spring approaches, the Miyako Odori is a spring tradition in Kyoto," Kyoko Sugiura, head of the Yasaka Nyokoba Gakuen, a school for geishas in Kyoto's Gion district, told AFP.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 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

And countless other blossoms and spikes of herbs I can’t name.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

What started as a little tailored vintage clothing store on La Brea Avenue blossomed into a billion-dollar company.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The intervening works offer a survey of how the timid painter in the first work blossomed into the assured artist in the second.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Henderson blossomed in six years under the tutelage of Carlisle's coaching staff and Manchester United signed him in 2015 at the age of 14.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

The same dynamic has blossomed within the GOP.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

The plum trees blossomed; the petals fell like snow, leaving behind tiny green buttons that hid shyly among the leaves.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

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

Seeing themselves through her eyes has created a blossoming self-hatred: “Our room? Is sordid and bare and mean. Minimalist, she calls it,” Solange says glumly.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

The White House said the decor was inspired by English gardens, with the room featuring towering trees and blossoming boxes of lilac.

From BBC Apr. 28, 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

Janie had spent most of the day under a blossoming pear tree in the backyard.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston




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