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[kurl] / kɜrl /




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The ETF remains well above its 200-day simple moving average, and the 21-day exponential moving average has begun to curl lower.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Maslany: My instinct is to curl into a ball and pretend it never happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

As this strain is released, the layers peel apart and curl into tight scrolls.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026

The goal to make it 4-0 was a work of art as the 33-year-old used his left foot to curl a sublime effort into the top corner from outside the box.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Outside, I curl in the curve of the tube tunnel, on cold plastic, eyes closed, cocooned and forgotten.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

A long tendril of brown hair curls down the side of her powdered face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

She's also delighted to return to her character's trademark vivid curls and brightly coloured outfits.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

She pulls a hand-held camera from her purse, adjusts her soft curls, and applies a fresh coat of lip gloss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

She is standing in front of The Barefoot Contessa with her dark hair coaxed into perky curls, wearing a matching aubergine button-down and skirt.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

I loosen my grip on Boo, and she curls up against me.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

"You wouldn't want your child curled up in bed with this," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Would you buy a cauliflower that looks like it's been sunburnt or a cucumber that's curled back on itself?

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Although it’s his version of normal, Randolph said he wouldn’t blame the boy if Carter curled up in a ball and sulked about it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Pro 7, which ran an advertising campaign in which their mascot held an Olympic flame or curled, skated or bob-sledded down a supermarket aisle, was fined a total of 550,000 euros.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

With a whine, he asked Wolf to come to him -but Wolf stayed where he was: eyes slitted, black lips curled over his teeth as he poured out his song.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Guimaraes stepped up with a goal of the season contender, a curling effort from the edge of the penalty area.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

Serena Ventures has met with potential investment targets from travel startups to a curling league.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

When the curling surf raced back to the shore, Tater let it chase him up the beach.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein




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