flower
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A 'share' meant both insects were able to access the flower without conflict.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
We launched the first flower bouquet in 2021 and completely underestimated how successful it would be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The image freezes in time a single wingbeat from a common carder bumblebee as it prepares to land on a flower.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
I even spot a small yellow flower shooting up from the blackened ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
He’s fumbling with a paper cup of coffee, a stack of folders, and a bright pink flower.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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We visit the places where the dead rest, bringing flowers and standing before the names etched in stone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Renfe has said it will provide alternative transport along the route from Friday, ahead of the All Saints' Day long weekend, when families traditionally visit cemeteries to lay flowers on the graves of relatives.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Sharon says the fans' cards and messages were all collected, sorted and photographed; while the flowers were composted for the family garden, where Ozzy is buried.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
A neighbor’s flowers are blooming, and on Knight’s property, survivor trees include pomegranate, sapote, finger lime, orange and banana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
There was a pale green credenza with a vase of flowers and an open envelope— with his address clearly marked.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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A veil rested on their heads, held by a satin flowered headband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
They flowered and produced fruit as expected, and there were no changes in fruit weight, shape, or sweetness.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
In just two minutes, the movie had delivered everything it promised: a snorting monkey, a sucker in a flowered shirt, a shot of an ominous tire swing and a closeup of a peeled cheekbone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Still, at the time of the January fires, the semi-deciduous trees had not yet flowered, which likely minimized the damage they suffered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
A gravely ill, bedridden Jenna would have no use for short red skirts or floppy flowered hats, or jewel-trimmed blouses, and that invalid picture had to be preserved for prying eyes.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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The country’s subsequent artistic flowering, rich in variations on impressionism, expressionism and more, is on full view in the Hungarian National Gallery, ensconced since the 1970s in Buda’s hilltop Royal Palace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
It found 12% of species here are under threat of extinction, and the number of flowering plants had declined by 14% since 1970.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Persistent heat or inadequate rainfall during coffee’s flowering period and its subsequent development might threaten production, said Jim Roemer, a commodity trading advisor who writes the Weather Wealth newsletter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Younger students have been using the outdoor classroom areas to talk and play games, while others have been watching figeater beetles and butterflies visit flowering trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Calm as still water, she took the Bull by the arm and drew him back behind a tall flowering hedge.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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