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Recent Examples of overgrow
That expanse could be tied thematically to steps leading to a high upper terrace in the back of the property, The terrace has expansive canyon views but has long been overgrown by brush.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The organization also recommends that the inside of their enclosure be lined with absorbent bedding, as hamsters tend to chew on things to keep their teeth from overgrowing.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The organization also recommends that the inside of their enclosure be lined with absorbent bedding, as hamsters tend to chew on things to keep their teeth from overgrowing.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
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Innovation proliferation also proliferates the risks of existential harm from unsupervised AI.—
Tom Wheeler,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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The figure has commonly been seen as a reference to Laycock’s weight, and while that interpretation appeared in writings published by scholars and critics during Gonzalez-Torres’s lifetime, other readings also proliferated.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Here are some of the products that could be most impacted: Housing Home prices shot up in 2020 and have barely moderated since, but there’s more pain to come for potential buyers, experts say.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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In London, much like in New York, rents have shot up in recent years as people have flocked back to big cities after the pandemic.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Through her firm and personal initiatives, Elektra’s vision is to provide the guidance and opportunities artists need to thrive and create in the US, while fostering growth and making lasting, meaningful changes.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Tipped employees thrive under the current system, with financial rewards tied directly to service quality.—
Nicole Ayala,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Art and culture flourished during this period, partly due to the legendary emperor’s conquests.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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And the dignity of everyday life in the quarters flourishes in others.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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Also, immersion rooms – see the Bentley Cube, Seoul, which sonically replicates the sensation of luxuriating inside a Bentley in motion.—
Katie Baron,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Fort Worth, a pleasantly compact city in comparison to its sprawling neighbor, Dallas, turns an overnight stay into an opportunity to immerse yourself in Texan culture while luxuriating in the finer things in life.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes,
21 Nov. 2024
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