lotus
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She gives him lotus flowers to dull his pain, but as he keeps eating them, his memories and sense of identity begin to fade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
One is a lotus made of lab-grown diamonds and a tiny gold rocket with micro-sculptures of three of India's best-known scientists.
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 he took out his knife and cut into the lotus root, he offered Ranofer a wedge of it.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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
In the garden, Othoniel has suspended glass necklaces in gold on trees and centered monumental gold lotuses in reflecting pools.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
Blooming lotuses are summer’s big draw at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, but this national park in Northeast is just as colorful in the fall, as the changing leaves are mirrored in the ponds.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 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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