unroll
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Now slice the cylinder open and unroll it to get a flat rectangular sheet.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
But their contents remained a mystery to scholars - they were so badly burnt by volcanic debris in that when they attempted to unroll them they fell apart in their hands.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024
Dr. Seales released his images, and the computer code he used to unroll the scrolls.
From NewsForKids.net ● Oct. 25, 2023
The audience was pivotal to the piece, helping unroll the scrolls and even participating in a dance with the performers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2023
Instead of helping, I was forced to watch the panorama of catastrophe unroll before my eyes.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Now there's a new threat – drones equipped with a real fibre optic cable which unrolls as they fly.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
The action unrolls mostly in and around New York’s Plaza Hotel; in Washington, D.C., where they performed their first American concert; and on trains traveling back and forth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
And maybe theater would be a happier place if more shows allowed ticket holders, like the ones seated near me, to happily demolish shared plates of chicken fingers and Belgian waffles while the action unrolls.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
Wait for it, and then delight in the commentary that unrolls.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2020
He unrolls it and holds it out for the class to see.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
That was a more upbeat forecast than the projections published as higher U.S. tariffs were being unrolled in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
We sat in the heat of the tin-roofed sitting room as the past unrolled on my laptop screen.
From BBC ● May 25, 2024
"Around 14 days after germination, we unrolled the paper so that we could observe the early development of the roots without the interference of any soil adhered to them," says Hochholdinger.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
John Wooden’s statue should be recast with the program unrolled and covering his eyes in shame at what his legacy has become.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
He pulled at the sheet, fascinated, as more and more of it unrolled.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
Tabloids also spotted workers unrolling a large red carpet on the steps of the arena on Tuesday but it was removed quickly.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Soon after, the dark filament detached on one side and shot outward, unrolling violently as it moved.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026
"Rolling, unrolling, or hanging it in a new way can cause tearing, stitch loss and distortion of the fabric."
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
In the 2018 book “Hinterland,” Phil A. Neel described the sound of America’s exurban sprawl as “guns cocking over trap snares unrolling to infinity.”
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
The whir of the automatic window unrolling made me turn.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
