tendrils

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Route 66 has its tendrils throughout SoCal, and especially in the L.A. area, winding through Pasadena, West Hollywood and culminating in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The tendrils of the tightly strung material connect, both physically and metaphorically, the wartime experiences documented in the photocopied pages scattered about, but they also bring to mind out-of-control cell growth and cancerous disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Along the way, I’d expect more leaks and dispatches from the House Oversight Committee, as the enigma of Epstein spreads its tendrils.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

In these dark times, it's more important than ever to nurse tendrils of joy.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2024

He looked almost solid now—a pale bearded king with cold eyes and tendrils of Mist coiling off his robes.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan