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California rose

American  

noun

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


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Between 2019 and 2024, the number of home health providers in California rose 66%, about twice as much as nationwide.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

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

According to a UC Berkeley study, as temperatures in California rose between 1960 and 1980, rainfall also diminished, based on climatological records and analyzing the cores of trees.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 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)

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