unfolding
Example Sentences
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Nor is there anything inherently noble about making employees spend eight hours deciphering orders shouted through crackling speakers while the ice-cream machine is down and a small diplomatic crisis is unfolding in the PlayPlace.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
As for Naicker, there was no hesitation in airing what his team had captured, even with the realisation of the magnitude of what was unfolding.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In this case, the first sign is unfolding inside the hollow stems of tropical plants, where a partnership that has lasted millions of years may be starting to come apart.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
I mentioned here—on the fateful day of Sept. 8—that the era’s most important story was unfolding disproportionately outside the mainstream media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As Adams saw it, he had been prepared, by both experience and training, to perform a central role in the unfolding drama of winning and securing the American Revolution.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
