sprig

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While shooting the film at an airport off the east coast of Panama, Herzog, in costume, spotted a man on the other side of a high fence holding a sprig of flowers in his hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Garnish with a sprig or two of watercress or arugula.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

Four of the plants included in the analysis are already extinct, including the Guadalupe Island olive, which was sequenced using a dried sprig from 1875.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

She is holding a sprig from an olive tree.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

On its bottom hung two four-pronged hooks and at its tail was a sprig of thin yellow feathers.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry