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accordion

[uh-kawr-dee-uhn] / əˈkɔr di ən /


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Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

It's like a wing with a flexible, corrugated structure within it – something like an accordion – that allows said wing to fold down quickly, or flex with ease.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Rocco Commisso didn’t speak English when he arrived in the U.S., but he did play the accordion, a skill that he parlayed into an education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Murals on side streets depict women cooking tortillas on a comal and musicians playing guitar and accordion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

For their sixteenth birthday, Sasha asked for an accordion, a manual typewriter, a Soviet flag, and a new Rubik’s Cube.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater



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