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curly

[kur-lee] / ˈkɜr li /


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After her cancer went into remission, she wanted to restore her long curly hair and began taking biotin supplements after reading about them online.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

The home page features a model who bears a resemblance to Kelly—but with a curly mop of hair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Joseph Jr. — a wiry 22-year-old with a head full of curly dark brown hair — runs briskly toward the goal line with a black cast on his left arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Even after 60 years, Mair Morgan can still remember the face of the little girl with "beautiful black curly hair" whose body she had to identify.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

My social studies teacher, Mrs. Dorothy Taylor, was a small, thin woman with short, curly hair and light blue eyes.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




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