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unfurl

[uhn-furl] / ʌnˈfɜrl /
VERB
unroll
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If both plants unfurl on the same day, it would be just the second time a double bloom has ever occurred at the Huntington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The possibility that the World Cup would unfurl before empty stadiums felt very real.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

And geopolitical events will unfurl as we watch helplessly from afar.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

It fed his compulsive desire to play, particularly in the fast formats at which he excelled, and gave him a platform to unfurl his layered understanding of the game.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2025

I saw myself as the rare plant, prepared to unfurl hidden layers.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Across the next four days, the future unfurls: Neuroscientist Anil Seth says it’s highly unlikely A.I. will gain consciousness.

From Slate ● May 8, 2026

The answer unfurls in your question: Do you believe that you ethically owe half of the winnings to your friend?

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold, when fully opened, unfurls to roughly the size of an iPad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

But it does push the limits of belief when a tale that supposedly unfurls over four years in Hawkins takes nearly a decade to complete.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025

He opens it with a flourish and it unfurls to the floor, unraveling down the aisle in front of him.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Before getting into the thick of their recent music catalog, Los Primos del Este quickly unfurled details of the album cover, which shows the group sprawled across the flatbed of a white truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

However, investors are still waiting for confirmation that the satellites—which are unusually large —have unfurled and are operating correctly, which could take several weeks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

A huge banner was unfurled in the East Stand as the players emerged onto the pitch before kick-off that read '10 years with Pep - Game changer, history maker, City forever'.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

A giant tifo of the emotional Newcastle United head coach had been unfurled down the front of a city centre hotel to loud cheers and chants of "Eddie Howe's black and white army".

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

They have him walking away in half-profile, from the back, from the side, his suit jacket unfurled, suggesting flight.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

At first I thought it was a function of wide-open days unfurling before me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Even if this is the end of the conflict, the economic shock is still unfurling.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

Hüller’s voice begins small before unfurling into a mighty, sonorant exclamation until it’s brought back down again, like a woman who’s reluctant to let herself have too much faith in the impossible.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

She imagines the journey of her characters unfurling in a spiral, with the story extending downward into the darkness before rising back up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025

A slender sapling followed his fingers, unfurling its tender buds and shoots up.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack


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