coiled
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Played by a snarling, coiled Tom Blyth, Dee swaggers whereas Taylor shrinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
"It's the history, the quirkiness, the layout of the arena, how close the spectators are. It's everything," says Crucible MC Rob Walker, a coiled spring each April.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
“Wolf Moon” is concise and tightly coiled, yet it stretches across a startlingly long period of time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
These twisted structures, known as plectonemes, resemble a coiled phone cord rather than a tied knot.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026
Every time Mrs. Richardson looked at Izzy, that feeling of things spiraling out of control coiled around her again, like a muscle she didn’t know how to unclench.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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