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  • present tense form of curtain (3rd person singular).
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curtains



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Multiple viral videos posted earlier this year show shoppers using chewing gum to stick fitting room curtains to the wall, saying the curtains would not stay full closed on their own.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The only noise overnight was the opening and closing of the curtains and shuffle of flip flops for bathroom runs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Besides an enormous stage, blue velvet curtains, a mixing console and safe catwalks, the building also features new classrooms and rehearsal spaces.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The glass is screened by adjustable curtains of a high-tech fabric that diffuses and softens the sunlight, making it ideal for viewing the three-dimensional art displayed there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Occasionally I can see Emma’s silhouette hiding behind the curtains and that’s especially frustrating.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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