flourish
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I’ve reverted to Google searches because I want a straightforward answer without stylistic flourish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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
When value creation is distributed across multiple firms, companies up and down the supply chain flourish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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
He winks at me, taking his oven mitts off, and I watch as he confidently twirls his chef’s knife, deftly slicing the pie into eight even pieces with a flourish.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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Even the song Rock Music is full of manipulated vocals and electronic flourishes.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The house on Palm Street has just such architectural flourishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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
The card is thick creamy linen paper with raised gold lettering, with so many swirls and flourishes it’s hard to read. inia.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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The business, which Schell left in 1997, flourished: Alice Waters, at Chez Panisse, bought pork exclusively from Niman, as did Zuni Cafe in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
His second son, Ludvig, stayed behind and started a manufacturing business that flourished as a machine builder and supplier of weapons to the Russian military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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
France and Morocco moved on Thursday to strengthen a renewed partnership that has flourished over the past two years, with French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu hailing "exceptionally positive" ties in Rabat.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
The first recorded experiment on air was performed by a physician' named Empedocles, who flourished around 450 B.C.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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
And this is a major part of why the centre is flourishing, she believes.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The only real question is whether that transformation is imposed on us for the benefit of a tiny ownership class, or created in partnership with us, as a genuine expansion of shared human flourishing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
And they lived in what White viewed as well-ordered settlements, with big, flourishing fields of maize. symbols.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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