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California rose

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noun

  1. a cultivated variety of a bindweed, Calystegia hederacea, having showy, double, rose-colored flowers.


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In April, the median sales price for an existing single-family house in Southern California rose 2% from a month earlier to $785,000, according to the California Assn. of Realtors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023

Shares of Endeavor, based in Beverly Hills, California, rose nearly 3%.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Shares of Disney, based in Burbank, California, rose nearly 2% before the market open on Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Power prices at the Palo Verde hub in Arizona and SP-15 in Southern California rose to $850 and $505 per megawatt hour, respectively.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2022

When a governor of Alta California rose in the morning he did not know whether he was the representative of an emperor, a king, a president, or a dictator.

From Gentlemen Rovers by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)