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The roll-up strategy was starting to come undone, and roll-ups typically don’t work well in reverse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Yet that same bundle can quickly come undone.

From Science Daily Jun. 15, 2026

In the past, City's title challenge has come undone due to inconsistency or injures to key players such as Khadija Shaw, Alex Greenwood and Lauren Hemp.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2026

The movie, directed by Trey Edward Shults, is a fictionalized odyssey through a version of The Weeknd suffering from a bout of insomnia during a world tour, causing his sanity to come undone.

From Salon May 19, 2025

The bottom button of his shirt had come undone, and his stomach poked through above his belt.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper




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