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

Since Mags seems to have no ill effects from the nuts, Peeta collects bunches of them and fries them by bouncing them off the force field.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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