coiled

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"It's the history, the quirkiness, the layout of the arena, how close the spectators are. It's everything," says Crucible MC Rob Walker, a coiled spring each April.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

“Now that we have an accumulation of positive news for the stock, and now for the market, Intel was like a coiled spring ready to go,” Ken Mahoney, CEO of Mahoney Asset Management, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Mr. Belcher does make for a convincingly commanding warrior, exuding a powerful, coiled energy like a snake ever ready to spring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

“The Secret Agent” isn’t tightly coiled so much as it gradually unfolds, its full meaning unclear until the filmmaker eventually hurtles forward nearly 50 years, snapping the final puzzle piece into place.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

When Frank’s vision cleared, a mottled brown Burmese python was coiled at his feet.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan