cork

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A double cork is a complex and technical trick in skiing which includes two off-axis flips.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

But she fell on a cab double cork 1080, which she had stomped in her first two runs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The two countries constitute a geographical cork on Central Asia’s westward trade routes and pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Removing the cork reduces that pressure, allowing gas to separate into bubbles.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

The first and only time Odenigbo visited her in Lagos, they had stood looking down at the swimming pool and Odenigbo threw a bottle cork down and watched it plunk into the water.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie