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"As you unroll it, you can map the letters a lot more clearly."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Now slice the cylinder open and unroll it to get a flat rectangular sheet.

From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026

Some people even unroll tin cans into strips to form parts of their walls.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024

The measure will unroll in phases, with the first seven counties — Glenn, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanislaus and Tuolumne — set to launch their efforts in October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2023

When they arrived, the first thing Mama did was unroll the reed mats for the roof of the shelter, then the blankets, then take out new paddles and the cooking pot.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Now there's a new threat – drones equipped with a real fibre optic cable which unrolls as they fly.

From BBC ● May 14, 2025

Around him, Hudlin unrolls a life that, Poitier believed, fulfilled the predictions of the soothsayer his mother consulted when he was not expected to survive infancy.

From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

She looks as if she has a thousand things on her mind, and in a short span as Basholli’s Sundance-honored narrative feature debut unrolls, some of those concerns become grimly apparent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2021

Wait for it, and then delight in the commentary that unrolls.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2020

Before he even attaches any wire to the tree, Beetee unrolls yards and yards of the stuff.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

County’s post-fire resiliency unrolled a surprise sign demanding an investigation from California Atty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

That was a more upbeat forecast than the projections published as higher U.S. tariffs were being unrolled in April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

"Around 14 days after germination, we unrolled the paper so that we could observe the early development of the roots without the interference of any soil adhered to them," says Hochholdinger.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

Ringed by rigid lines of Russian soldiers, the flag is unrolled as a military band plays patriotic music.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023

They clustered around as Rowan unrolled the map.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Researchers in Italy announced in June the first complete virtual unrolling of a scroll, which turned out to be a treatise on ethics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Truslow said the government agency her company works with is unrolling a new process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Tabloids also spotted workers unrolling a large red carpet on the steps of the arena on Tuesday but it was removed quickly.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Soon after, the dark filament detached on one side and shot outward, unrolling violently as it moved.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026

I found I often stopped for coffee, not because I wanted it but for a rest and a change from the unrolling highway.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck