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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Time Still takes its sweet impression as it flies, And drops it seed-like into some wise heart, Where it may blossom and bear fruit anew To make its good perpetual.

From Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems by Walter Richard Cassels

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