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An international research team led by scientists in Canada has uncovered a likely explanation for one of the more unusual features of snake development: why embryos curl into tight spirals before hatching.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
You can touch the tiny lanterns to hear a story in each scene or simply curl up in the soft green fuzzy chair, close the velvet curtains and let your imagination wander.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 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
Tonight, all she wanted was to curl up in her shared room in the house in Inkster-Faraday and not use language at all.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Ms Mullan described her daughter Amelia as "a ray of sunshine," who "had the most beautiful curls and a creativity that shone through everything that she did".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was the little curls I tucked behind her ears, the wispy strands that caught the sunlight, and all the ordinary moments I never imagined I’d miss.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
So when he heard on social media that Germans were congregating in Times Square, Altmeks readily pulled on a jersey of his hero Rudi Voller -- plus a wig mimicking the famed striker's blond curls.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
He gives us a hard stare and curls his lip in disgust.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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
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
She also recalled how she had found one of her children, aged 10, "curled up at the top of stairs, alone and frightened", having "found out in the worst way possible" through overheard conversations.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 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
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Serena Ventures has met with potential investment targets from travel startups to a curling league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Diogo Dalot: So close to a rare goal with a curling left-footed effort.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Regan Slater: Superb curling free-kick invited Nobel Mendy to attack it for Hull's second.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 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
Nothing is better than curling up with your mom first thing in the morning.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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