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sprout

[sprout] / spraʊt /


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The cinema is a place where new ideas sprout and beliefs are forged.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Vauxhall, 150 miles southeast of Calgary, calls itself the “Potato Capital of the West,” but its spud fields whiff of petroleum because they also sprout oil derricks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

He’s long been interested in the mushrooms that sprout on the front lawn of his San Clemente home, but he’s always been too timid to pick any.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

“All right,” said Malcolm, finding the sharpest knife in the drawer and pulling several sprout stalks across the table in the pale February sunlight.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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