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wrinkle

[ring-kuhl] / ˈrɪŋ kəl /




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One wrinkle for workers: Average hourly pay was up 3.1% year-over-year, showing that wages continue to struggle to keep pace with inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

As for Middagh, his role is adding a new wrinkle to the offensive scheme this season.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

A huge wrinkle is that larger cities and metro areas benefit from economies of scale that help insulate them: they can afford dedicated OT security staff and redundant control systems.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

The strength of the response was tied more closely to how sharp each wrinkle was than to how tall it was.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

When he looked up again, fear showed in every wrinkle of his face.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

That gives AbbVie recurring exposure to aging consumers trying to address wrinkles and facial-volume loss — without making aesthetics the entire investment thesis.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

Sculptra is particularly interesting for this theme because it stimulates collagen production, rather than simply filling wrinkles.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

But this was a preseason game, a time to work out the many wrinkles, and the Chargers have more than three weeks before they open the regular season at home against Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The findings give researchers a way to investigate whether deliberately controlling the curvature of graphene wrinkles could be used to adjust the material's electrical properties.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

He was a man of middle age, with no stoop to his shoulders and fewer wrinkles, though he had the same cheerful smile.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Occasionally, however, conditions allowed the mats and their wrinkled textures to be buried and preserved for millions of years.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

But based on the success of the streaming series “The Mandalorian,” set around the title bounty hunter, we can all agree that his charge Grogu — green, wrinkled, big-eyed Baby You-Know-Who — is still adorable.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

The soap-bubble fantasy of Ms. Lemann’s New Orleans rather calls to mind the Hundred Acre Wood, if Christopher Robin were a gentle, dissipated loafer in a wrinkled seersucker suit.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

About 30 minutes later, the White House posted the same image on the platform, but altered to show Armstrong sobbing, her mouth open, forehead wrinkled, and tears streaming down her face.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

Mrs. Brisbane looked over at my cage and wrinkled her nose again.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

"I'm a bit scared," an elderly woman in a headscarf confessed, her face wrinkling into worry.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

Those affected often develop early skin wrinkling, loss of skin elasticity, reduced body fat, hair loss, hardened arteries, and insulin resistance.

From Science Daily Nov. 7, 2025

For example, in Inuit culture, people often communicate with facial expressions, like raising their eyebrows for “yes” or wrinkling their nose for “no.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 12, 2023

Those eyebrows start to rise again, the nose wrinkling: Brandi joy face is on its way.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2022

Hazel looked steadily for a long time, listening with raised ears and wrinkling his nose in the unmoving air.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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