curl
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Parts of this road curl in on themselves into tight, technical twisties — catnip to car enthusiasts and motorcyclists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The ETF remains well above its 200-day simple moving average, and the 21-day exponential moving average has begun to curl lower.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
As this strain is released, the layers peel apart and curl into tight scrolls.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
The goal to make it 4-0 was a work of art as the 33-year-old used his left foot to curl a sublime effort into the top corner from outside the box.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
I curl beneath the table until the mechanic comes back and tells me nicely that I’m useless but he won’t tell, and I should go home.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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Evelyn Lee, from Birmingham, Alabama, used to hate her ginger curls but now she loves them.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
She pulls a hand-held camera from her purse, adjusts her soft curls, and applies a fresh coat of lip gloss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
She is standing in front of The Barefoot Contessa with her dark hair coaxed into perky curls, wearing a matching aubergine button-down and skirt.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
So when he heard on social media that Germans were congregating in Times Square, Altmeks readily pulled on a jersey of his hero Rudi Voller -- plus a wig mimicking the famed striker's blond curls.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
His round face, his coffee-brown eyes, his rave black mess of curls, his light brown skin.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Although it’s his version of normal, Randolph said he wouldn’t blame the boy if Carter curled up in a ball and sulked about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Despite being undermanned, they managed to withstand an emboldened Bosnia attack and find the back of the net again when Malik Tillman curled home a free kick in the 82nd minute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Twenty-five yards out, he shifted on to his left foot and curled a superb effort towards the top-right corner.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
We laughed and laughed and curled over our stomachs.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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From the angle just inside the area, his right-foot curling drive into the top corner gave Emiliano Martinez no chance.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“The daily chart shows that momentum is curling higher after Tuesday’s shakeout,” the senior market analyst notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The pass meant Nmecha didn't have to break stride before curling the ball around a Curacao defender into the bottom corner.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The final putt — two feet, 10 inches — was appropriately dramatic, teetering along the left edge before curling back into the cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
They arrived at the counter, its frosted-glass window taped with a smattering of flyers, some with print faded in the sun, the corners of their paper curling with age.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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