unwrap
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Cabral’s older son will unwrap a $266 mini 3-D printer, and his younger son the $107 beach game Flyball for day trips to Narragansett, in addition to an assortment of art supplies and Pokémon cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
It’s almost time to unwrap those presents: Christmas is coming up on Thursday, Dec. 25.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
Let’s unwrap why Phreesia is still a buy for 2026.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Big Joe Konnected Joe -The entertainer in your life will absolutely melt if they unwrap the Big Joe Konnected Joe Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker this season.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
Petrified, he watched as Quirrell reached up and began to unwrap his turban.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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She enters a spotless kitchen, unloads a bag of groceries, and unwraps a frozen pizza before sliding it in the oven.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Writer-director Aaron Schimberg unwraps the bandages on a fragile, anxious New Yorker’s experimental facial transformation in the strange, funny, superbly acted “A Different Man,” starring Sebastian Stan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
For the solo she has titled “Caged Thoughts,” Phillips wraps and unwraps herself in impassioned anguish.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
The look on her face as she unwraps the gift is priceless.
From The Verge ● Nov. 15, 2021
He unwraps a coin and pops it into his mouth.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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When her bandages are unwrapped, she’s devastated to learn that her face is still symmetrical, with a thin nose, unblemished skin, and full lips.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
With older members of the group struggling to climb the bank, Poonguzhali Ponmambadan, 61, unwrapped her sari dress and gave it to her husband to use as a rope.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
They sounded like a parent caught with unwrapped Christmas presents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Hi. Is everyone — is everyone good? Comfortable? Snacks unwrapped? Hello. Hi. Welcome.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
He unwrapped a hollow wooden ball with a loop of string attached on one side.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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And at a Valentine's Day viewing of Wuthering Heights earlier this year, a woman nearby in the auditorium was eating a huge chocolate heart, unwrapping a crinkly wrapper in the process.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Big gains in large growth stocks are like unwrapping a longed-for Christmas gift.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
Among the presents family and friends will be unwrapping: microbiome tests, which detail the types of bacteria living in your gut, and services that use continuous glucose monitoring devices, which measure blood sugar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Thus, he says the key differentiator between Horror Unleashed and Halloween Horror Nights is not necessarily the tech used in the mazes, but the extended time they can devote to unwrapping a story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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