curled
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When the company’s jerky appeared on the big screen, Hirsch said he curled up into a ball and even briefly covered his eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
It has the same horse-shaped head tilted down from the body, the same curled and grasping tail, and in the males a fully enclosed pouch for brooding the young.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
I remember people curled up on borrowed beanbags, eating second helpings of soup and talking over a movie they’d all seen before.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
She slept in the cafe, her thin frame curled up in a red vinyl booth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
There was Thor, curled into a little sleeping ball.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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