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unfurl

[uhn-furl] / ʌnˈfɜrl /
VERB
unroll
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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

Geopolitical events will unfurl as we watch from afar.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

A stats and analytics obsessive, like Henry Abbott, might unfurl a study of leaping launch points and game situations in which the dunk makes the most sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

When you’re married to the president, you come to understand quickly that the world brims with chaos, that disasters unfurl without notice.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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