lotus
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Heng and reaching the banks of the Xiang River, the city’s “vast rice fields extend into lotus ponds with fish gliding in and out of the huge fanlike lotus leaves,” she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
At the surface, the foam develops an extremely rough texture that strongly repels water, much like the surface of a lotus leaf.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
One is a lotus made of lab-grown diamonds and a tiny gold rocket with micro-sculptures of three of India's best-known scientists.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
"There is a Buddhist saying that the lotus blooms from the mud," Lee said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
Which meant that, three times a week, the sky of the Night Bazaar opened up to allow Urvashi to descend in a celestial blue lotus as big as the museum.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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Spectacular celadons in forms that imitate lotuses, gourds or melons decorated with delicate inlaid and under-carved designs demonstrate peak Goryeo dynasty craftsmanship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Plum blossom is a well-liked flower known in China for persevering amid harshness, while lotuses convey peace in the Chinese language.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
That’s the peak season for brightly colored lotuses and water lilies, which are celebrated at the multi-week Lotus and Water Lily Festival throughout the park.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
In the garden, Othoniel has suspended glass necklaces in gold on trees and centered monumental gold lotuses in reflecting pools.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
He felt the grooves and ridges of a carving and knew it was the lotuses on the lid.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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