unfurl
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If both plants unfurl on the same day, it would be just the second time a double bloom has ever occurred at the Huntington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Inside the 25,000-seater Estadio Hidalgo in east-central Mexico, fans unfurl a tifo featuring a miner.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Mr. Armitage captures this with expert subtlety, allowing the narrative to unfurl without imposing false coherence upon it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The result will unfurl over years, not news cycles.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2026
A plan began to unfurl in his mind.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Across the next four days, the future unfurls: Neuroscientist Anil Seth says it’s highly unlikely A.I. will gain consciousness.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
The answer unfurls in your question: Do you believe that you ethically owe half of the winnings to your friend?
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold, when fully opened, unfurls to roughly the size of an iPad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Koepp gradually unfurls the dynamic between Chloe and Tyler, who are close in age but far apart in maturity.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
He opens it with a flourish and it unfurls to the floor, unraveling down the aisle in front of him.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
In 2022, while playing the Tree, Stanford’s unofficial mascot, he unfurled a 40-foot banner that read, “Stanford Hates Fun.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
However, investors are still waiting for confirmation that the satellites—which are unusually large —have unfurled and are operating correctly, which could take several weeks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
World War II saw that inaugural edition scrapped, but when the festival finally unfurled in 1946, studio films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s “Notorious” and George Cukor’s “Gaslight” were part of the program.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Meanwhile, a large banner with the words 'panic on the streets of London' was unfurled in the south stand of Etihad Stadium at full-time.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
She pulled clothes off hangers and unfurled them from shelves to show Ginika.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
At first I thought it was a function of wide-open days unfurling before me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even if this is the end of the conflict, the economic shock is still unfurling.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
In March, anti-fur activists demonstrated during the women's shows, unfurling banners that said "Milan Fashion Week Go Fur-Free".
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Hüller’s voice begins small before unfurling into a mighty, sonorant exclamation until it’s brought back down again, like a woman who’s reluctant to let herself have too much faith in the impossible.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
“Her eyes are a little too much,” said Bridget, unfurling a boingy strip of hair.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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