coiled
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Catherine Jensen Peña, PhD, an assistant professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and the study's senior and co-corresponding author, compared DNA inside cells to a coiled slinky.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
When officers finally acted, they pulled only half the hose out, leaving the rest coiled inside the cabinet, and stood there baffled as to why the water wouldn’t flow.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“They’re being pressed like a coiled spring, and one day this coiled spring will break.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Played by a snarling, coiled Tom Blyth, Dee swaggers whereas Taylor shrinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The sheet of paper with the day’s agenda lay coiled in the baroness’s hand.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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