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snowflake

[snoh-flayk] / ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk /


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"The younger generation get the snowflake tag thrown at them, but it's not true," says University of Manchester psychologist Prof Sir Cary Cooper, who is one of the world's leading experts on workplace wellbeing.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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 picked up my snowflake paperweight and I shook it and shook it.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

"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

She said Zarwa took part in arts and crafts, made snowflakes and had a visit from Santa.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

The wind loosened a lock of her hair, and it danced freely among the flying snowflakes.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin


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