curl
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This combination produced dense, thick fabrics that naturally curl into three-dimensional forms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The next morning he took a patched-together, roundabout subway route back home to Manhattan, and the train came up from a tunnel and started to curl north.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Parts of this road curl in on themselves into tight, technical twisties — catnip to car enthusiasts and motorcyclists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
For those who can not find a private spot to curl up this afternoon, finding somewhere to sit quietly for 10 minutes or so can also be helpful.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Annabeth wanted to curl up next to Percy and go to sleep.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Monique Collier, 37, a firefighter in the Washington, D.C., area, used to do 100 curls a week, but has since dropped down to 48 hammer curls once a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
A long tendril of brown hair curls down the side of her powdered face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Evelyn Lee, from Birmingham, Alabama, used to hate her ginger curls but now she loves them.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 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
Leo is twirling his curls at top speed.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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Kane then missed a penalty before Alex Baena curled in to level the score, with Mikel Oyarzabal scoring the winner.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The professor "curled into a ball" in her office and "just sobbed" upon hearing of the death.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Alas, that victory was aided by a pair of crashes suffered by Kuss, the beloved Coloradan who was lucky to be saved by temporary fencing as he curled around a rocky descent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
Father and Betsie and I were seated around the dining room table, Father replacing watches in their pockets and Betsie doing needlework, our big, black, slightly-Persian cat curled contentedly in her lap.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
Serena Ventures has met with potential investment targets from travel startups to a curling league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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
A little shimmy in the area to feint away from a defender, then a precise curling finish into the top corner.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I asked, curling my hand round the note she had passed to me.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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