coiled
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Catherine Jensen Peña, PhD, an assistant professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and the study's senior and co-corresponding author, compared DNA inside cells to a coiled slinky.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
When officers finally acted, they pulled only half the hose out, leaving the rest coiled inside the cabinet, and stood there baffled as to why the water wouldn’t flow.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Played by a snarling, coiled Tom Blyth, Dee swaggers whereas Taylor shrinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
"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
The smoke coiled above the treetops, a single cumulous bloom of grey far enough to the west that it looked manageable.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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