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flourish

[flur-ish, fluhr-] / ˈflɜr ɪʃ, ˈflʌr- /






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He also notes that a few hundred red wolves still survive in captivity; conservationists are holding out hope that a place in the wild where they might flourish will one day be found.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

He’s come back with a flourish, going 8-1 with a 0.88 ERA.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Think of this as the final flourish before the curtain drops.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

“I love to watch my agents flourish more than anything, and watching them grow their careers at this point and helping them grow their careers. That’s my favorite thing today,” he says.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

She ended with a slow, subdued flourish of treble chords and finally one soft single bass note, like a Graphophone winding down.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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