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flower

[flau-er] / ˈflaʊ ər /




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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

That’s why the movie ends with a little flower blooming in a dried tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

By upgrading marriage registries with chandeliers, flower arches and poetry, local Chinese officials are glamorizing city hall weddings in hopes of encouraging young couples to marry and boost the nation’s declining birthrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

After a long pause Tamika fiddled with the flower tucked behind her ear.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Arrange flowers, prepare a simple dessert spread and refrigerate anything perishable.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

GOLDIN: When we started to talk seriously about adults, we could see that some people were into gardening and flowers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Meanwhile, some ephemeral flowers, called “fire-followers,” can only be found after a blaze, when there aren’t any tall shrubs to steal the sunlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Every year I go straight to Nansi's grave and put flowers there," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mr. Weiss had a bouquet of flowers in a box, but before he could give them to me, my mother had her arms around my shoulders.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

The parade theme was “Tales of the Seven Seas,” and in the downpour, 30 flowered nymphs were washed off one float.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

A veil rested on their heads, held by a satin flowered headband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

Each generation of banana plants had to grow for at least 12 months before researchers could test them for disease resistance and continue breeding once they flowered.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026

“She didn’t even meet me. She just said, ‘Go inside and pick roses that match my interiors,’ and it was easy because everything was pink and flowered.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025

A wide, flowered bonnet covered her dark hair, streaked with gray.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

That connection appears to restrict how freely the plants can adapt, with selection for larger flowers taking precedence over the potential benefit of earlier flowering.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Peonies and roses - some of the most popular choices for a British wedding – saw their flowering window narrow from two months to two weeks.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

They support an estimated 75% of global crop pollination, and nearly 90% of all flowering plants.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

The last time I’d been here, the trees had been bare and shivering; now, they were flowering white and pink.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows


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