sprout
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Recalling where certain plants sprout first in the spring can help hungry animals find important nutrients.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Buck Moon, which was named after the time male deer sprout new antlers, will rise on 29 July.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The seed Pochettino planted with the national team took time to sprout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Potato flatbread with spruce sprout pesto and pickled white currant.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
As for the half bushel of potatoes, they had begun to sprout in their sack.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Inside more than a dozen North American plants, some 20,000 employees run machines that cut, wash and package raw vegetables like cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, or assemble veggie snack kits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The fields of Eshtiwi show only the first faint signs of growth in June, with small green sprouts emerging around the village.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Like every year, Tehran’s Tajrish Square was crammed with stalls piled high with hyacinth, garlic and sprouts, while some featured mini-pools holding tiny goldfish, all traditional elements of the haft-sin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
One example is a multipaneled sketch that shows what happens when you drop a seed and watch it grow in stages, first when it sprouts and then when leaves come out.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Lots of Abnormal laughs, served with sprouts on the side, is what!
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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Fans marched to last Thursday’s afternoon game with Qatar wearing Canadian flags draped over their shoulders and headdresses that sprouted small maple leafs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Enclaves like this sprouted across Germany in areas occupied by U.S. forces after World War II, shaping the society around them for several generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Surveillance software sprouted in every cranny of the ballpark, first in service of providing more data for teams and front offices to pore over, then as fuel for ever more esoteric betting propositions.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
And he also sprouted up to 6-foot-7, which didn’t hurt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
The seeds sprouted quickly, sending up delicate green shoots that I kept carefully watered, going several times to the well nearby for the purpose.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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It will take about a year before we see the tips of the trees sprouting through the plastic tubes, however, it will be at least 100 years before the trees are properly grown.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The National Park Service sees planting as insurance against the uneven distribution and high mortality of the naturally sprouting trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Images of seabirds, fish, and sprouting maize appear together on textiles, ceramics, pottery, wall carvings and paintings.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
"The seeds are sprouting and the harvest is coming," Hichilema said, touting a planned nationwide geological survey to map untapped deposits.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
Sorrento quickly adjusted for this, and the rockets sprouting from the head began to tilt it skyward.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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