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You trust that you’re going to be able to show up authentically as yourself and not have to kind of contort yourself in order to partner with that brand.
Platforms roll out tipping features, vying for user engagement and ad dollars | Kimeko McCoy | June 9, 2021 | DigidayThe game is constantly at odds with itself as it transitions from first-person to third-person, because the character you control behind the camera is a pretzel-version of a human body, contorted to fit to player movements.
You would think that this would really contort the DNA in an awful shape, but it actually flows very naturally.
Archaea microbes fold, twist and contort their DNA in extreme ways | Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | March 11, 2021 | Science News
Archaea microbes might instead simply be contorting their DNA to turn genes on and off –– allowing proteins to “read” the genes when the Slinkies open, and cutting off access when they close.
Archaea microbes fold, twist and contort their DNA in extreme ways | Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | March 11, 2021 | Science NewsThere he is contorting his face and cackling maniacally, starting to feel the “side effects” of quarantine.
Anthony Hopkins is welcoming old age by embracing his inner child | Tim Greiving | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostAdèle and Emma contort themselves into a plethora of sexual positions.
The 10 Best Movie Sex Scenes of 2013: ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color,’ ‘Spring Breakers,’ and More | Marlow Stern | December 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere will be side deals and efforts to contort platforms to draw new votes that make predictions hazardous.
Andy walked around in the middle of the corral, quite aimlessly, and watched the roan contort.
The Happy Family | Bertha Muzzy BowerThe acrobats contort themselves into the shapes of letters upon the screen before the children's eyes.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications | Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotField could contort his face into a thunder-cloud which could send children almost into convulsions of fear.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions | Slason ThompsonWhen the boat hit a few waves, the lumpy canvas would contort and wriggle all over in anguish, uncouth muffled sounds arising.
The Beaver, Vol. 1, February, 1921, No. 5 | Hudson's Bay CompanyChildish bodies, glowing pure, Are made a sacrifice unto your lust, That you may see their tender limbs contort.
Such is Life | Frank Wedekind
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