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perennial

[puh-ren-ee-uhl] / pəˈrɛn i əl /


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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

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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