petal
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Floating like a flower petal in the spring breeze.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
"Each piece of fabric, each petal, is made from different material. It was top-stitched to give the impression of veining," she said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological surfaces, whether that's a finger or a flower petal.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
One petal became four, and then it became a mess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
I rubbed a translucent rose petal between my fingertips, wondering why they had failed to transform her.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Women leaned from apartment windows, filming the march on their phones, while others scattered rice and rose petals over the men carrying the coffins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The tall stems of daisies bend above the delicate petals of peonies on a Raspberry Yogurt Basil Cake; a single nasturtium blossom tops an Earl Grey Butterfly Pea Ginger Mini Cake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
People waved flags and shouted "long live the Pope", with some throwing petals as he arrived at the square.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Flowers played a prominent role, with a spray of daffodils bursting from one skirt or the red-orange petals of California's poppy, the state flower, cascading down a dress.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
I yearned to uncover all his history, like parting the petals of a closed bud.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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