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We learn language by imitation and need some form of community and cooperation to flourish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

By the time a fourth package arrives—this one for Judith—the reader has likely identified the killer, and the novel’s finale seems like a cursory flourish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

COVID-19 created the conditions in which conspiracy theories flourish: enormous uncertainty, frightening consequences, rapidly changing information and distrust of institutions.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

The Newry-born athlete added she had to "work really hard" on Wednesday and that she did, finishing with a flourish.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Aunt Nancy holds up her hand, not like earlier with a flourish, more like a stop sign.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Even the song Rock Music is full of manipulated vocals and electronic flourishes.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Likewise, Paris Fashion Week isn’t known to feature designers whose collections can be worn off the rack, instead showcasing works of great sartorial ambition, with severe silhouettes and playful flourishes alike.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

In the mango-growing heartland of Tando Allahyar, Mohammad Shakeel manages orchards that grow the golden-yellow Sindhri variety, named after the province where it flourishes and famous for its rich flavour and juicy pulp.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

Mr. Spielberg was once the master of heightening action with flourishes of humor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Behind her closed eyelids, she had imagined the skin of her tummy brown instead of blue, decorated with the old woman's exquisite flourishes.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The form quickly spread to all countries where moviemaking flourished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Both industries have flourished in a world of falling interest rates, plentiful leverage and abundant global capital.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Netball flourished alongside hockey, tennis, cricket, cycling, swimming and dancing, while students were taught anatomy, physiology and hygiene, theory of movement, massage and medicine gymnastics.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Huges said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine flourished by necessity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Astrology, which has flourished from the days of ancient Babylon down to today, is completely absent from classical Greece.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Meanwhile, Steven’s wife, Lucy, the driven co-founder of a flourishing social-impact investment fund, pays all the expenses that come with the family’s haute Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Science denialism comes from many directions, and unfortunately we are in a period where it’s flourishing.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Pro softball leagues have existed since 1976, but they have lacked the visibility and accessibility imperative to flourishing and gaining popularity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

"Certainly they're not on the same level as… the flourishing city centres in Manchester, Liverpool, and absolutely not at the same level as London."

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Even plants introduced to the islands are flourishing.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila