perennial

The classic lineup featuring Meadowlark Lemon and Hubert “Geese” Ausbie had tried and failed to beat their perennial foils: the Washington Generals, playing that night as the New Jersey Reds.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

The perennial problem with horror, even contemporary horror, is that it’s an extremely difficult genre to migrate from.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

But even maps couldn’t solve a perennial annoyance: The oyster beds would vanish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But bigger than every NFL game outside of the Super Bowl, the perennial ratings blockbuster, was not on their radar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The contractor system was abolished in 1884, due in part to these perennial abuses but also because of the opposition of unions.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

These are short-lived perennials that will reseed, and they seem to thrive in dry, nutrient-poor, fast-draining soil where other flowers fade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

Parts of the garden are sloped, like a raked stage where mossy groundcovers and harmonious compositions of shade- and sun-loving perennials perform.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

The air had died in the cypresses in the courtyard, in the pale trappings of the bedrooms, in the dripping archways of the garden of perennials.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez