wrinkle
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A huge wrinkle is that larger cities and metro areas benefit from economies of scale that help insulate them: they can afford dedicated OT security staff and redundant control systems.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The strength of the response was tied more closely to how sharp each wrinkle was than to how tall it was.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The wrinkle that angers buyers is that by event time, comparable replacement tickets on StubHub can cost significantly more than the customer originally paid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Another wrinkle is how likely consumers are to purchase an EV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
She looks at me, a wrinkle running across her forehead.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
That gives AbbVie recurring exposure to aging consumers trying to address wrinkles and facial-volume loss — without making aesthetics the entire investment thesis.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
Sculptra is particularly interesting for this theme because it stimulates collagen production, rather than simply filling wrinkles.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
But this was a preseason game, a time to work out the many wrinkles, and the Chargers have more than three weeks before they open the regular season at home against Arizona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Rather than treating wrinkles only as imperfections, researchers may be able to use them as functional features whose geometry helps determine how electricity behaves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
He scratches at his thick red beard, wrinkles his fat nose, and studies me.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
Elsewhere, steel structures appear variously deflated, vacuum-sealed, flopped, melted and wrinkled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
However, scientists may have overlooked them by interpreting wrinkled rock textures as purely physical formations.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
"I'm sick and I don't even have the money to buy medication," she said, empty boxes in her wrinkled hands.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
A wrinkled manila folder with her husband’s birth certificate and tax returns was on Mercedes’ lap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
I wrinkled my nose and shook my head.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Those affected often develop early skin wrinkling, loss of skin elasticity, reduced body fat, hair loss, hardened arteries, and insulin resistance.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
But when I met him on the banks of the River Coln just outside Fairford, he was wrinkling his nose.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
For example, in Inuit culture, people often communicate with facial expressions, like raising their eyebrows for “yes” or wrinkling their nose for “no.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
His wrinkling lips were as expressive as many actors’ eyes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
He was smiling broadly and warmly now, his eyes wrinkling at the corners, the hard lines of his face almost gone.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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