wound

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What’s much more difficult to grasp, even for those of us now alive, is how we wound up in a world where that might happen.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

This finding changes how scientists understand cell movement, cancer spread and wound healing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Born the youngest of six children on March 20, 1984, in Dallas, Duong wound up leaving school to pursue a feature development deal for his screenplay “Enchanted Melody,” but that fell through because of financing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

If I hadn’t wound up in Houston when I did, I wouldn’t have met Reagan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Da had told us it wound around the coast like a ball of yarn let loose, but if you stayed on it, you’d reach the port and the ships.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff