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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In the Southern California Division I regional playoffs, LeDuc has watched his Damien players make threes in bunches.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

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

In one episode he told a story about watching former Prime Minister Mark Rutte devour entire bunches of bananas during political negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

She just nods at him, bunches up her curls on her head, and lets them go again.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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