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On a sweltering August day, the co-op’s half was flowering and well-tended, while the other side was overgrown, with broad, green leaves spilling onto the sidewalk.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2019

What can you say about a man who took his wife to Moscow for their honeymoon in the days when the Soviet Union was flowering in all its privation and wretched misery.

From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2016

When Miles Davis' innovative drummer, Williams, died tragically after routine surgery in 1997, he was flowering as a composer and arranger.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2011

While their culture was flowering, Europe and the Americas were still in the Stone Age.

From Time Magazine Archive

Everything around was flowering, humming, singing; in the distance shone the waters of the lakes; a light-hearted holiday mood took possession of all.

From On the Eve by Garnett, Constance