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[sprout] / spraʊt /


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The cinema is a place where new ideas sprout and beliefs are forged.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

"Some branches would die off, and others would sprout up," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Death cap mushrooms are known to sprout across the state of California but they thrive in shady, humid or moist environments under live oak and cultivated cork oak trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Only much later would I realize that it wasn’t so much a smorgasbord of vendors as it was the Gorgon Medusa: When one head is removed, more sprout in its place.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

“The day I need help into a boat from a sprout like you is the day I stay onshore with the widows and babies.”

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk




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