flourished

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They were drawn with a technique that was common practice in the building lodges and flourished in German-speaking lands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Nevertheless, the wormhole metaphor flourished in popular culture and speculative theoretical physics.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

But the church maintained an online presence that flourished during the Covid pandemic, amassing a following across 40 Chinese cities.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The ninth in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Blue-furred, orange-eyed, red-fanged, a tiger snarled upon his left biceps; a spitting snake, coiled around a dagger, slithered down his arm; and elsewhere skulls gleamed, a tombstone loomed, a chrysanthemum flourished.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote