poppy
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These included dairy, wheat, tree nuts, coconut, seafood, red fish, pulses and beans, kiwi, sesame, dogs, cats, horse, pollen, flaxseed, chia, poppy seed, buckwheat, millet, peas, chestnut, quinoa, rye, oats and pumpkin.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Flowers played a prominent role, with a spray of daffodils bursting from one skirt or the red-orange petals of California's poppy, the state flower, cascading down a dress.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
PopUp bagels are not much bigger than a palm, and come in just five flavors: plain, poppy, salt, sesame and everything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Your next visit to California’s poppy fields may come with a rattling surprise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
“We found a kid in the poppy fields, Father,” said Steven.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
The soldiers are shadowed by an allegorical figure carrying poppies, symbolizing sleep—an analog, in the art of the time, for death—and a laurel branch symbolizing peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
John Pickles, a "postcode gardener" with Friends of the Earth, said a patch of grass on the Orchard Park estate had been brought to life with flowers including ox-eye daisies, purple thistles and yellow poppies.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Among the trees, he saw poppies and other wildflowers bloom extremely early, in January.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
The first is the amount of the valley — shown in a satellite image — covered in poppies and goldfields, expressed as a percentage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
All in all, he was pleased with the change, although he missed the doves cooing on the roof and the wind blowing through the poppies.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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