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bud

[buhd] / bʌd /




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When they examined taste bud tissue under a microscope, they found that some participants had changes in the physical arrangement of their taste cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

The idea is that if plants can show they are struggling earlier, farmers can take targeted action to nip problems in the bud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

From there it opens up, like a flower bud warming to summer, with acoustic guitar strumming, a gentle rhythm section and a gospel choir echoing with otherworldly lightness.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

It was nipped in the bud by the court, which weighed in to uphold a lower court's ruling.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

I needed to nip this in the bud.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

Seeking an explanation for this unusual pattern, the researchers collected small tissue samples from the taste buds of 20 participants and examined them for biological abnormalities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

He notes that the system is good at picking out very tiny flower buds, which are hard to see at a glance with the naked eye.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The fog acts as a canopy, blocking winter sun from warming the buds prematurely and keeping valley temperatures in that critical range.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

Regardless of that, between this and the extended hail-fellow-well-met tight-twos by his buds, the lead-up took on the feeling of a wake or a “get well” rally for someone who recently emerged from a coma.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023

There were tiny buds on these sycamores now and on some I could see the green shoots of infant leaves.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Researchers also observed the archaeon producing chains of budded vesicles along with elaborate tube-like structures.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

“If your hemagglutinin is too sticky and your neuraminidase is too poor, you get stuck to the cell that you’ve just budded from,” Peacock says.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2024

This year, skip budded or blooming plants; give the gardener on your list a chubby bulb, and let them cultivate those impressive stalks crowned with showy trumpet blossoms.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2023

Species responded to warmer temperatures in different ways - most kept their leaf colour longer into Autumn but some budded early.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023

“This much have I done,” Taran repeated to himself, and new strength budded in his heart.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

By 21, he was a flight instructor, teaching a new crop of budding aviators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Over the last decade, Catapult included a publishing imprint, digital magazine, and courses for budding and established writers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Hammami studied in Australia, a period Israel and the U.A.E. are scrutinizing for signs of budding radicalism, some of the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Going on hiatus to serve in the military is often a threat for budding careers in South Korea's fast-moving entertainment industry.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

There is no better lesson for a budding lawyer than that.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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