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snowflake

[snoh-fleyk] / ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk /


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"It's harder to be young now," says Fonagy, 74, adding his review "dismisses the idea of a snowflake generation".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

The sensors also have an aerosol probe that measures particulate matter, because dust helps with snowflake formation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

The arrival of only one snowflake adds to Gobo’s severe case of writer’s block.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

I haven’t touched the snowflake necklace I used to borrow all the time.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

"I'm optimistic that we're all snowflakes in that snowball that's getting bigger and bigger."

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Not to be a bummer, but come summer, you might just find yourself missing the snowflakes.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

Similar to how snowflakes stick together to build a snowball, tiny particles were drawn together by gravity into larger clusters.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026

Thick snowflakes confetti the lorries and pedestrians arriving at this remote mountain pass.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

His pale cheeks bore two spots of color, and his suit jacket had a few snowflakes here and there, revealing that he was most likely returning home rather than heading out.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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