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curling

[kur-ling] / ˈkɜr lɪŋ /




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Wendy the coyote was a fixture in the San Fernando Valley community for years, often spotted wandering around the neighborhood or curling up to sunbathe in a patch of grass, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

That was quickly apparent after Newcastle fell behind inside four minutes, following Filip Ugrinic's curling opener.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Winter Olympic gold medallist Eve Muirhead has reversed her retirement, saying being Team GB's chef de mission at this year's Games has inspired her to return to curling after four years away.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

He unleashed a curling strike that found the back of the net, saving Argentina once again on its way to a 3-1 victory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Piper felt his defenses going up, like he was curling into a psychological ball, the way he’d gone into a death trance in that bronze jar.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

He catalogued its volutes, its stipples, the frisks and curlings of its pattern.

From There's Pippins and Cheese to Come by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks

Alexander Crandall quickly appeared, in a hide apron covered with curlings of wood.

From Mountain Blood A Novel by Joseph Hergesheimer

The paper, after a few obstinate curlings, caught fire, and Frere, blowing the young flame with his breath, the bark began to burn.

From For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke

Small red and yellow spots with puckerings and curlings of the young leaves of Pears, the spots turning darker later on, are due to Phytoptus.

From Disease in Plants by H. Marshall Ward

In thin curlings, the gray smoke floated upwards and lay slumberously among the fleecy clouds.

From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz




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