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perennial

[puh-ren-ee-uhl] / pəˈrɛn i əl /


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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

While surprises are always possible, Rosen predicts a major awards haul for "Widow's Bay," surpassing all competitors including the final season of the perennial favorite "Hacks."

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Several of the island’s perennial plant species are already resprouting in the burn area, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It smelled of mold, was redolent of antique paper and bindings, and was permeated with a perennial gray cloud of an unknown origin.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Each year in a sign of hope, garden perennials return, even when they’ve received little to no care.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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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