evergreen
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Thick, tough evergreen needles are specially adapted to withstand drought and cold, but the thinner, broader leaves of deciduous trees cannot survive such harsh conditions and so go out in a blaze of autumnal glory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Much of the region's vegetation consists of grasses, saltbush, and mulga, a slow-growing evergreen tree capable of surviving in dry conditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
There is also an evergreen iced-coffee joke online: the person who arrives late blaming the train, fresh coffee still in hand.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
On “Neptuno,” his heart is shattered after a relationship didn’t work out; while on the title track, he details an evergreen love in which a couple keeps finding their way back to each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
On her grave I planted a rosemary bush, and it proves as enduring as an evergreen tree.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Dave Mason is one of the evergreens of rock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
The cool blues of “Winter” are raked through with rich purple, as hints of evergreens creep in from the edges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
In the past two years, surprisingly high numbers of evergreens died of fungal disease outbreaks in Washington and Oregon.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
In other words, our Christmas evergreens are actually not that "green" at all.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
To the east, straight through those hills packed with evergreens, is her destination for the day: Preston, Washington.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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