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Once a popular botanical in 19th-century England, the flower began losing its scent at the turn of the century, but through this bouquet of buttercup, musk, hay and coltsfoot, the monkeyflower’s sweet aroma lives on.
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Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Those who have been around long enough say some of the enthusiasm feels like the dot-com boom and bust of the turn of the century.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
At the turn of the century, 322 people were on the Forbes’ list of billionaires; now, there are more than 3,000.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Only one other team since the turn of the century has won three titles within a six-year window — the San Francisco Giants, who won three in five years (2010, 2012, 2014) but missed the postseason entirely in the seasons in between.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Those who have been around long enough say some of the enthusiasm feels like the dot-com boom and bust of the turn of the century.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
At the turn of the century, 322 people were on the Forbes’ list of billionaires; now, there are more than 3,000.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Only one other team since the turn of the century has won three titles within a six-year window — the San Francisco Giants, who won three in five years (2010, 2012, 2014) but missed the postseason entirely in the seasons in between.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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