wrapping
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Cells must also be physically capable of changing shape, applying force and wrapping around dead material without compromising themselves or the surrounding tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
Biles, 29, and Owens, 31, began building their sprawling Texas residence in 2022, with construction wrapping up three years later.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
UPS has been wrapping up a years-long restructuring effort that included a rollback of package delivery for some e-commerce companies like Amazon, as well as cutting tens of thousands of delivery-driver and warehouse-worker roles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
However, he had no such issues against former world number 20 Machac, wrapping up a 6-2 6-3 6-2 victory in just over 90 minutes to register his first win at a Grand Slam.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
It’s wrapped in balloon-covered “Happy Birthday” wrapping paper.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The tree wrappings and light traps worked well, Choo said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"The best advice is that the snacks are kept frozen and in their foil wrappings until pilots are ready to consume them," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025
Some of the bowls still had stains on the outside from spills and dripping mummy wrappings.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 1, 2023
She favors tapestries from a range of cultures — framed, used as ribbons or wrappings, or brought out to serve as table coverings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
Its comforts were stuffy and cloddish, the heater, the padded chairs, the bed piled with furs, the rugs, drapes, wrappings, mufflings.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
