coil
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The “biohack” begins at the BioCharger’s base, where a large coil creates pulsed electromagnetic fields.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"At these stages, the embryos don't have muscles to move with, so different forces are making them coil right-handed," Weber explains.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Roll it out cinnamon-roll style, spread with cream cheese, Parmesan, herbs and hot giardiniera, then coil, slice and nestle the spirals together in a buttered skillet.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Graham shuttles off this mortal coil with no such vindication.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
My fingers coil themselves into visions of birds on his nose.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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"Some remain in right-handed coils, but some recoil to the left side," Weber says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Many of the adverts also appeared to be AI-generated, using visuals such as copper coils and metallic boxes to make the products seem more sophisticated.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He estimates the tune-up can help a household save up to 15% on an electric bill, “especially if coils are dirty and airflow is restricted,” Rogers said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
A hot-strip mill flattens thick slabs of heated steel into long, thin ribbons of sheet steel that are wound into coils and shipped to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
When we made pots, he’d help pinch them into shape, or roll out the coils of clay.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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The performances bear that out, from Benton and Bing’s steady inner light to Compère’s coiled, watchful Tosha, a compelling portrait of skepticism inside this cocoon of warmth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Catherine Jensen Peña, PhD, an assistant professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and the study's senior and co-corresponding author, compared DNA inside cells to a coiled slinky.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
When officers finally acted, they pulled only half the hose out, leaving the rest coiled inside the cabinet, and stood there baffled as to why the water wouldn’t flow.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Christopher Gadsden’s coiled rattlesnake “Don’t Tread On Me” flag from 1775 symbolized that fight for freedom: Don’t tell me what to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
And in Tansy’s other hand the garter snake, coiled with its tail hanging down.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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The decorated vessels were constructed using the Mississippian technique of coiling clay and followed more consistent clay recipes, suggesting a higher degree of specialized knowledge.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The 2011 “Snake” dress, an oily, coiling swarm made of black polyvinyl, cotton and tulle, is a Hieronymus Bosch horror, everyone’s nightmare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
This dynamic “implies a coiling that will eventually resolve in a sharp repricing,” wrote BMO Capital Markets’ head of U.S. rates strategy, Ian Lyngen.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
She points out the spool of paper tickets in the box office, now coiling on the floor and ready to be counted.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
What she wanted was to be lost to the unfolding of an irresistible idea, to see the black thread spooling out from the end of her scratchy silver nib and coiling into words.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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