perennial
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Despite featuring and scoring for a Hellas Verona side heading for relegation from Serie A, and with a perennial problem of strikers not firing regularly for Scotland, Kieron Bowie was overlooked.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
But as a junior, one of Luke’s best games came against Mount Carmel High out of Chicago, a perennial powerhouse in the state of Illinois.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
While surprises are always possible, Rosen predicts a major awards haul for "Widow's Bay," surpassing all competitors including the final season of the perennial favorite "Hacks."
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The Rams’ Les Snead found a way to build a perennial contender by rethinking the market as a value investor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
I was a little late because Mrs. Mason had loaded me down with three hostas and five tall ferns “for your mother’s perennial garden.”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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Some are shifting to Mediterranean plants, Bennellick said, "more grasses, more herbaceous perennials that can survive the drought conditions".
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
More than 250 varieties of plants, particularly grasses and perennials, are present here, arranged across seven gardens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
This year's guest list was conspicuously missing screen stars or celebrity faces, with not even royal perennials like Sir David Beckham or Sir Elton John attending.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Each year in a sign of hope, garden perennials return, even when they’ve received little to no care.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
Plants that do this are called perennials because they come back year after year.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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