bunches

British

/ ˈbʌntʃɪz /

plural noun

a hairstyle in which hair is tied into two sections on either side of the head at the back

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On a bridge next to the Kremlin on a drizzly Friday morning, a lone Russian police officer stood looking at the half-dozen bunches of flowers laying in memory of slain opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Each week, during the British winter, it supplies two million bunches of spring onions, 100 tonnes of green beans and 80 tonnes of radishes.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The banner, stretched across a perimeter fence above bunches of flowers, is marked with notes of hope and prayer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The Phoenix crowd started to file out in bunches with seven minutes remaining when the lead reached 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The glow of the hurricane lanterns on the boat was dim, but I made out wooden crates around the edges, covered with straw, with sacks peeping out, and in some, bunches of plantain.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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