comb

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This coordination allows comb jellies to maintain their orientation as they move through the water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Another ship, which sailed from the southern Indian port city of Kochi to join the effort, continues to comb the waters for survivors and debris.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

While there are similarities between transactions designed to avoid different reporting requirements, investigators will look at them with a fine-tooth comb.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

She said her office has assembled a team that will comb through the millions of documents released by the Justice Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

A while later, there was a regular-looking fluffy black-and-white chicken pecking at the ground, with a little red comb and yellow legs.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones