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Pour the butter over the tenderloin to coat it, making sure the thyme sprigs and onion slices are not on top.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
For a fraction of the price, this kit includes 12 roses in various stages of bloom and four sprigs of baby's breath that will instantly brighten any room, no water needed.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Garnish with fresh blueberries and a sprig of mint.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Lottie, a Canadian sociology student, arrives in Paris and notices a sprig of holly on her hotel door.
—Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
For a fraction of the price, this kit includes 12 roses in various stages of bloom and four sprigs of baby's breath that will instantly brighten any room, no water needed.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Garnish with fresh blueberries and a sprig of mint.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Lottie, a Canadian sociology student, arrives in Paris and notices a sprig of holly on her hotel door.
—Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Sprig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprig. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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