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efflorescence

[ef-luh-res-uhns] / ˌɛf ləˈrɛs əns /


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“View Finding” is not an indiscriminate hodgepodge, but a small demonstration of proliferating photographic techniques, the applications to which they can be put, and the Walther Collection’s engagement with this efflorescence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

In Los Angeles, the baby boomer generation that arose after World War II coincided with the military-backed efflorescence of the aerospace industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

Each time I drive past it, I see the growing snow-white patch of efflorescence salts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Mr. Laine was part of the efflorescence of British rock music in the early 1960s, when many young musicians were still soaking up the influence of American blues.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Between 3200 and 2500 B.C., large-scale public buildings, the temple at Huari- canga among them, rose up in at least seven settlements on the Peruvian coast—an extraordinary efflorescence for that time and place.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann