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bud

noun as in new sprout on plant

verb as in sprout

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The high quality of his work from that period is apparent on such classic recordings as Parker’s “Anthropology,” Miles Davis’ “Morpheus” and Bud Powell’s “Bouncing With Bud.”

“There are going to be some things that we got to work on and see why we made our mistakes, and continue to progress each and every day,” outside linebacker Bud Dupree said.

Biden was at his peak back then and probably would have beaten Trump, nipping his political career in the bud.

But I told him, ‘Bud, you’re going to be able to lean on this experience. You’re going to be able to embrace this adversity, and this is going to make you the quarterback you’re supposed to be, when you play on Sundays.”

"You don't just suddenly have a leap forward and one day you wake up and everything's OK. It takes time and you've got to be disciplined with how you approach it, and you've got to nip things in the bud before these negative thoughts start to take hold."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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