sprout

Most land plants sprout leaves, which include evergreen needles and blades of grass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Recalling where certain plants sprout first in the spring can help hungry animals find important nutrients.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

The Buck Moon, which was named after the time male deer sprout new antlers, will rise on 29 July.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

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

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

His hand was still on Grace’s arm, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly sprout wings and fly out of the room.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

"Bracken sprouts almost immediately because its rhizomes sit deep in the soil, so the burn layer wouldn't maybe have impacted those" she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

For the gardeners: At first, they look like unassuming sprouts.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Uniforms that sprouts porcupine quills at the tug of a collar?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Inside more than a dozen North American plants, some 20,000 employees run machines that cut, wash and package raw vegetables like cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, or assemble veggie snack kits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

“Yeah. I guess I could overlook the brussels sprouts thing.”

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

England will want to build on the green shoots of recovery that sprouted in Leeds.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

In the shade beneath the fading giant, a seedling had sprouted.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

“None of us here sprouted from the earth, we all migrated here,” Espinoza said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Surveillance software sprouted in every cranny of the ballpark, first in service of providing more data for teams and front offices to pore over, then as fuel for ever more esoteric betting propositions.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

“Then let’s look for some volunteers that have sprouted up more recently. Besides, the moon isn’t very bright yet. Come on. I’m getting hungry.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

On the housing front, rows of affordable duplexes are sprouting up for young families, retirees and empty-nesters next to single-family homes and farmland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

The National Park Service sees planting as insurance against the uneven distribution and high mortality of the naturally sprouting trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

Images of seabirds, fish, and sprouting maize appear together on textiles, ceramics, pottery, wall carvings and paintings.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026

Only raccoons are said to live in the Karlshorst buildings and birch saplings are sprouting out of a balcony.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

I try hard to keep my mind on those words and on what Chucha dreamed—Lucinda, Mundín, Mami, and I, sprouting wings.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez