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sprout

[sprout] / spraʊt /


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When her first order, a kale and brussels sprout salad, arrived, she said she was shocked at how big it was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Potato flatbread with spruce sprout pesto and pickled white currant.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

"Some branches would die off, and others would sprout up," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Once they sprout, its tall and graceful characteristics are very conspicuous and catch people’s eye, said David Campbell, an expert on mushroom consumption or a mycophagist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

When there was rain and sun in proportion so that the seed would sprout in the land and the stalk bear grain, he did not consider himself poor.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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