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crease

[krees] / kris /




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Android competitors offer larger inner display areas, but Apple focuses heavily on the quality of the hinge and concealing the crease where the phone folds rather than sheer screen real estate, analysts say.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

An interventional radiology team begins by making a small incision in the crease of the leg.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Root stationed eight fielders on the boundary at one point - but it did not deter Razaullah as he brashly swaggered at the crease with the arrogance of youth.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

When I held the iPhone Duo open, the crease was barely visible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

I accidentally bend the card, forming a crease down the middle as I read and reread these three sentences.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

“How it’s not linear. Memory folds and creases and coils. This is where sculpture comes in. It helps me materialize these ideas and feelings.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

September carrots can look almost too virtuous at the farmers market: sturdy bunches, feathery green tops, dirt in the creases.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Her board was also padded, which reduced damage to fabrics and helped prevent garment creases during ironing, and it was collapsible, enabling easy storage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

The small patches of eczema in the creases of her elbows and behind her knees began to spread.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

The small bed in the center of the little room was neatly made, its creases and folds perfectly aligned, as though no one had slept in it for some time.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

“No matter what I do, the beds still look a bit creased and worn, even grubby, in pictures.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

“Speed is your friend,” said Ro, whose face is perpetually creased by a smile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

As she spoke, Lina's face creased and she cupped it in her hands.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

Khalil’s tired eyes creased at the corners, and a smile spread slowly across his face.

From Slate ● May 2, 2025

The girl just looks at me, her forehead still creased, holding her cut.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

He prefers reading newspapers over screens, still creasing the pages into a subway fold like he was taught as a child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

"We've calmed down," Amfo confirmed, creasing with laughter.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024

At this point, both the kids are born, Jimmy and Rosie, and they're at the door, just creasing themselves with laughter.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024

He began to punch in a response when the dispatcher hurried into the room with a look of deep anxiety creasing her face.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022

With infinite patience the clerk folded the straps just so, located each purse at the center of the brown parcel paper he painstakingly tore from the roll, and commenced creasing the edges.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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