(idiomatic) right now, or in the near and foreseeable future

(idiomatic) Unlikely to endure for much more time.

Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.

(euphemistic, idiomatic) To die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.

(US politics) a phrase said by candidates for federal office to show their consent to comply with the elective law passed in 2002.

A specified object, thing or person (especially one nearby or known).

currently, now, at present

A North American herb, Salvia carduacea, the seeds of which were once a staple food similar to chia

Various unspecified things.

(idiomatic) An indication that a development will follow.