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orchid

[awr-kid] / ˈɔr kɪd /




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“This is so tragic,” one person commented on the gallery’s post, noting that Summers had recently bid on an orchid print they were preparing for her.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

While the rewards can be significant - the global orchid market is worth hundreds of millions of dollars - the competition to produce the next gorgeous flower is intense.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Some may be tiny, like the orchid babies nursing on wood-eating fungi; others may be gargantuan, like the Posidonia australis.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Koja is concerned about the loss of unique indigenous trees like the giant orchid, already a problem before mining has even started.

From Barron's Oct. 26, 2025

Then, as soon as we had gotten inside, she excused herself, went into the ladies’ room, and came back without her orchid.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

As the meadow developed, thousands of orchids became established naturally.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

The double bloom this summer was “definitely a surprise,” said Brandon Tam, the Huntington’s associate curator of orchids.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

He, fellow staff and scores of volunteers were shuffling between tasks like firing up stoves and spreading protective covers on a collection of smaller plants, like orchids.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

The intense humidity wilted the $20 breakfast receipt in my pocket, but the orchids and plumeria around me were thriving.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

I looked out his windows, past the orchids on the windowsill, and down toward the river.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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