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unfold

[uhn-fohld] / ʌnˈfoʊld /




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Instead, the researchers suggest that allowing natural ecological processes to unfold can restore biodiversity while also preserving the genetic diversity of plants already adapted to the local area.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

I’m a believer that politics is usually more like Veep than House of Cards; even world-changing events more often unfold by accident or luck than by design.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

“He was big Tupac and we watched it unfold with everybody else on TV.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“It was really neat to see it unfold because he sent an initial list and we were like, ‘Wow, this is great,’ ” LeMaire says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Some part of myself, watching the following moments unfold, was shocked.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

“Beginning Middle End” unfolds in 24 parts, emulating the structure of the Odyssey.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

However, depending on how the situation unfolds before the transfer window closes on 1 September, it could be very significant in one way.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“Lanterns,” which unfolds across two timelines, is the boldest entry so far in James Gunn’s remade DC Universe.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

“The approach unfolds gradually, revealing the home with a sense of anticipation that is both cinematic and unforgettable.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

It rises perhaps twelve meters and then unfolds as if by magic into a simple T. A high house on the edge of the sea.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

As the crisis in Iran unfolded, in China, “almost from day one there was this sense that, ‘We are able to manage this.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Last week’s talks unfolded under the threat of new U.S. tariffs, which officially took effect at 12 a.m.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Using doorbell footage, pictures of the scene and police reports, we can now piece together exactly how this fatal incident unfolded.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

So in other words, as the century unfolded, the housing stock in Rust Belt cities was able to absorb demand.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

She opened up the box and unfolded the tissue paper inside to find a pair of pink ballet shoes.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

These processes can occur simultaneously and feed back into one another rather than unfolding as a simple sequence.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

And grassroots campaigns are also unfolding, as community leaders recruit voters to defend their local elections, including online.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Below is MarketWatch’s full coverage of this unfolding set of policy moves and how they might affect the dollar, federal spending and the economy:

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Another crisis is unfolding underground, threatening the very foundations of buildings.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Here the real business was up close and on top of you: gas stations, Wal-Marts, Kmarts, Dunkin Donuts, Blockbuster Videos, a ceaseless unfolding pageant of commercial hideousness.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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