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flowering

[flou-er-ing] / ˈflaʊ ər ɪŋ /


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Research from the University of Cambridge, external in 2022 found that plants in the UK are now flowering a month earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

He argues that this pressure is necessary to force regime change and a flowering of private enterprise.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

As the world enters a “more disruptive period” after the post-Cold War cooling of nuclear tensions, he expects to soon see “a flowering of artistic projects,” as nuclear risk reaches a local peak.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The already dynamic Gulf states would benefit from stability, a fresh injection of capital to the region, and a flowering of Persian creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Also, as their flowering bodies breach the surface, I can replant them deeper, then plant younger plants above them.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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