: a low usually several-stemmed woody plant
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: an aged blend of fruit juice, sugar, and spirits served chilled and diluted with water
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: a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
Strategically placing an employee with expertise in cultivating psychologically safety as a shrub in a crop full of AI competencies could help the team’s overall performance to be more fertile.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Replant with a majority of cold hardy and drought tolerant shrubs and perennials.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
The shrub can grow quite large and is listed as invasive in many parts of the U.S.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This is another leguminous shrub whose principal maintenance requirement involves being left alone.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
Strategically placing an employee with expertise in cultivating psychologically safety as a shrub in a crop full of AI competencies could help the team’s overall performance to be more fertile.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Replant with a majority of cold hardy and drought tolerant shrubs and perennials.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
The shrub can grow quite large and is listed as invasive in many parts of the U.S.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Shrub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrub. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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