lotus
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He said the diamond lotus - called Cosmic Bloom and developed by Cosmos Diamonds - is an artist's tribute to space and celebrates India's creativity.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The landscape includes large areas of rice paddies along with lotus fields, cultivated cropland, and pastureland.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
"There is a Buddhist saying that the lotus blooms from the mud," Lee said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
When a strong light is trained on it, however, that image is projected onto a wall to reveal Amida standing on a lotus blossom and radiating beams of light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Her staff was topped with a white lotus flower.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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
The lilies and lotuses that stirred Mr. Stella grow on the banks of a little lake, edged with wavy swaths of waterlilies, with dark green pads and white blooms.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
The other half is from the south: land of magnificent temples, hot blistering beach towns, lotuses, coconut trees, Kanjeevaram silk sarees, and bunches of jasmine woven through your hair.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
He had the candles ready on the countertop, standing in brass holders shaped like lotuses, but they ate under the glow of the copper-shaded ceiling lamp that hung over the table.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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