perennial
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Rising costs and a labyrinthine insurance system have been perennial hazards, he said, "but in some ways it's almost worse than ever."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Georgia, a perennial top-10 program and national championship contender, typically recruits passers of Matthew Stafford-level pedigree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Black moptop over a face lined like a well-traveled map, and a jacket with the collar turned up against the perennial winter of cinematic 1970s New York City.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
With the upheaval and restructuring in Welsh rugby, the perennial talking point of turning the Prem into an Anglo-Welsh league reared its head over the summer.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Then the conversation turned to a perennial favorite among hikers—how crowded the trail had become.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Some are shifting to Mediterranean plants, Bennellick said, "more grasses, more herbaceous perennials that can survive the drought conditions".
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
More than 250 varieties of plants, particularly grasses and perennials, are present here, arranged across seven gardens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
He has had a decent start to the season with Lancashire but has still been putting in the hours amid the perennials.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
In fact, the regular watering that most vegetables need to thrive can be a death knell to native perennials, especially in late summer, when many go dormant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
Plants that do this are called perennials because they come back year after year.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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