coiling

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This dynamic “implies a coiling that will eventually resolve in a sharp repricing,” wrote BMO Capital Markets’ head of U.S. rates strategy, Ian Lyngen.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

She looked down and saw a large snake coiling around her left leg.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

The study suggests that the development of the coiling and grasping trunk in Platybelodon allowed this group to survive in greater numbers in their open environments.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

The coiling composition grounded the visual building blocks and movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023

June and August, sopping wet, stooped on either side of her, while mosquitoes sang in our ears and the river went on about its business, coiling off into the darkness.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd