perennial
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Georgia, a perennial top-10 program and national championship contender, typically recruits passers of Matthew Stafford-level pedigree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Black moptop over a face lined like a well-traveled map, and a jacket with the collar turned up against the perennial winter of cinematic 1970s New York City.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Despite featuring and scoring for a Hellas Verona side heading for relegation from Serie A, and with a perennial problem of strikers not firing regularly for Scotland, Kieron Bowie was overlooked.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Measuring and managing the ROI of AI investments is a perennial focus for CFOs, which is why I was struck by several comments from corporate executives speaking at our summit this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Fortunately, we do have evidence of music’s perennial importance to public and private life.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Some are shifting to Mediterranean plants, Bennellick said, "more grasses, more herbaceous perennials that can survive the drought conditions".
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Where there had been a jungle of weeds and vines, perennials and annuals bloomed thanks to avid volunteer gardeners and contributions from locals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
This year's guest list was conspicuously missing screen stars or celebrity faces, with not even royal perennials like Sir David Beckham or Sir Elton John attending.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Koons said he’s excited to use native succulents and drought-tolerant plants as well as perennials and annuals that will provide a richness of color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
The air had died in the cypresses in the courtyard, in the pale trappings of the bedrooms, in the dripping archways of the garden of perennials.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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