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[hair-pin] / ˈhɛərˌpɪn /


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One only needs to see current F1 cars navigating the Fairmont Hairpin turn in Monaco to realize how big they’ve become.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Li and Baicai both showed AFP their original photos and the characters in "The Peach Blossom Hairpin", which bore a strong resemblance.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

An article on the Hairpin is titled “how to quit shampoo without becoming disgusting.”

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2019

She launched her career at sites including the Hairpin and Jezebel, when it seemed that “merely to exist as a feminist was to be doing some important work.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2019

Steps were accordingly taken to cover the front between Breslau and Hairpin Craters with Lewis gun fire, whilst trench mortar co-operation was also arranged, and all Companies warned to be particularly alert.

From The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion by Weetman, W. C. C.




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