unfurl
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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
Alternating every two or three chapters, Ms. Seve and the actor Caleb Teaupa unfurl a blood- and brine-soaked epic set in and around the islands of long-ago Polynesia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
The result will unfurl over years, not news cycles.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2026
And geopolitical events will unfurl as we watch helplessly from afar.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
Hazel looked around again and then picked up the skin and let it unfurl.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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
In her excellent food history essay, “Thanks, Patti LaBelle: Sweet potato pie will always beat pumpkin in my household,” Salon Senior Critic Melanie McFarland unfurls the dessert’s profound meaning and roots in Black American culture.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2024
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
Upon accepting his award, he unfurled a Pride flag and declared that “gay pride is the most important thing to me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
However, investors will still be 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 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
Needing to be unfurled twice, like a travel brochure, the smartphone packs a display measuring 10 inches diagonally when fully opened—almost as big as a standard tablet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
She blinked, and the golden world unfurled around her.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
On July 1, extreme climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus announced their engagement by scaling the Empire State Building and unfurling a banner from its famous antenna that proclaimed the healing power of love.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Even if this is the end of the conflict, the economic shock is still unfurling.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
The florist-by-trade gestures behind her to hundreds of flowers contained in buckets — blue thistles, ivory anemones and calla lilies painted silver — all twisted and unfurling into the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
They also are indignant about the government unfurling a welcome mat for Fuyao.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Annabeth looked at me like I was nuts, but in the next second, the air was filled with whistling sounds of ropes being snapped taut, canvases unfurling, and wooden pulleys creaking.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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