growth cycle
noun
: the normal length of time which something lives
These plants have a 2-year growth cycle.
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Determine Your Nonnegotiable Principles Founders struggle with this challenge because every phase of the growth cycle can test the core values and the operational integrity of an organization.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The seeds will later be sorted and sown according to each plant’s growth cycle.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
That’s not the case with this topical solution by Hers, which absorbs quickly into the scalp and extends the hair's natural growth cycle.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2024
Transplanting in spring takes advantage of the plant’s natural growth cycle.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Zinc Zinc is a mineral that supports hair follicles and the hair growth cycle.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
The main use is very early in the crop growth cycle when seedlings of both the crop and the weeds are first emerging.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The trick is Xi finding ways to lift confidence and demand without putting China on track for yet another boom-bust growth cycle.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
When applied directly to the scalp, these ingredients improve the scalp’s skin barrier and microbiome, which supports the hair growth cycle.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The seeds will later be sorted and sown according to each plant’s growth cycle.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
That’s not the case with this topical solution by Hers, which absorbs quickly into the scalp and extends the hair's natural growth cycle.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2024
Transplanting in spring takes advantage of the plant’s natural growth cycle.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Zinc Zinc is a mineral that supports hair follicles and the hair growth cycle.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
The main use is very early in the crop growth cycle when seedlings of both the crop and the weeds are first emerging.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The trick is Xi finding ways to lift confidence and demand without putting China on track for yet another boom-bust growth cycle.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
When applied directly to the scalp, these ingredients improve the scalp’s skin barrier and microbiome, which supports the hair growth cycle.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Growth cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20cycle. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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