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may blossom

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noun

  1. the blossom of the may tree or hawthorn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Under its new artistic leader, Susan Jaffe, the company may blossom while preserving its roots, but for now, its repertory confines Ballet Theater to another time.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023

But as in previous high-profile manhunts, the searchers cannot exclude the possibility that just once, a bystander’s tip may blossom into a much-needed break.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2015

If Pink continues down this road to damnation, her bad-girl act may blossom into sass big kids enjoy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Major companies scout particularly for insignificant-looking items that appear in the budget for the first time-a tip-off that a staff is being assembled for a new project that may blossom into a multi-billion-dollar venture.

From Time Magazine Archive

‘Ey, bless thee, Enoch, it wernd half as grand as this!’ said his wife, as she plucked a spray of may blossom from a hawthorn that overarched the path through the Clough.

From Lancashire Idylls (1898) by Mather, Marshall

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