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coil

[koil] / kɔɪl /




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What you will find are the lovable supporting actors of the meat world: skirt steak, pork riblets, chuck roast, spicy sausage, the occasional coil of chorizo.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

“They’ll coil up into a striking position and if you give them a wide berth they won’t chase you down the trail.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

You have to strain to see him, way up there, high above this mortal coil.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

Ramirez, the Husco CEO, said the company has had some success reshoring production of an electric coil made of copper wire coated with plastic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Another coil of wire lay ready for annealing.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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