petal
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Floating like a flower petal in the spring breeze.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
"Each piece of fabric, each petal, is made from different material. It was top-stitched to give the impression of veining," she said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
A petal power jar, $280; blues egg drop fruit bowl, $230; and petal reflection vase, $260.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
And for dessert they were served a rose macaroon cookie, composed of rose petal cream, raspberries and lychees.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024
It’s like being kissed by a feather, no, smoother, a petal.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
They have experimented with juice from jagua, a fruit found in Central and South America, and petals from the butterfly pea flower in Southeast Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Nearby, a woman wept as she embraced a framed picture of her deceased relatives, while another family scattered rose petals at the ruins of the hostel in honour of their son.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
"The immediate concern is the plastics becoming microplastics. The mowers churn up plastic leaves and petals and it gets embedded over the years," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
The one that appears alongside onion petals, Monte Cristos and a molten chocolate lava cake that arrives under a small weather system of powdered sugar.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
In fact, there was a string of cactus petals flowing behind them, erasing them from the ground.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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