winding up
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When AFP visited, he was climbing through rows of vines winding up the hill, collecting samples to test their ripeness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
He said that will help Tesla avoid losing connection with its cars and thereby winding up with “robotaxis missing in action.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
"We can't show directly that that's happening, but we think it's a reasonable way that they could be winding up in the air. Sewage sludge fertilizers have been shown to release similar compounds."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2026
But even as the mayor’s initiative brings more people indoors, a growing number are winding up back on the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
The narrow path changed direction often, winding up the slope and down again; here and there, near it or away off among the massive trunks of the hemmens, stood the small, forest-colored houses.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
A Hong Kong court issued a winding-up order in January 2024, ruling that the company had failed to come up with a suitable debt repayment plan.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
He added that, from the date the winding-up order was issued, and while the property remains occupied, business rates liability transfers to the liquidator.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
A winding-up petition filed against the 152-year-old club had been adjourned on four occasions prior to Wednesday's hearing.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Earlier this month it was revealed that His Majesty's Revenue & Customs was seeking a winding-up petition, with the club owing £1m.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
"And the biggest book of all!—the winding-up shower, let us hope," quoth another non-sympathizer.
From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various
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