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curl

[kurl] / kɜrl /




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The ETF remains well above its 200-day simple moving average, and the 21-day exponential moving average has begun to curl lower.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

You can touch the tiny lanterns to hear a story in each scene or simply curl up in the soft green fuzzy chair, close the velvet curtains and let your imagination wander.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

As this strain is released, the layers peel apart and curl into tight scrolls.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026

Eight men sliding 16 stones down an ice sheet to the soundtrack of clunking granite, furious sweeping and hollered commands of "hard" and "curl".

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

Glory asked, blowing a stray curl away from her forehead.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“If you knock out a few sets of pull-ups or biceps curls, you see your muscles popping in a way that is much harder to achieve if you squat.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

I’m making guacamole, wearing winged black eyeliner and Utah curls, trying to steady my hands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

She is standing in front of The Barefoot Contessa with her dark hair coaxed into perky curls, wearing a matching aubergine button-down and skirt.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

So when he heard on social media that Germans were congregating in Times Square, Altmeks readily pulled on a jersey of his hero Rudi Voller -- plus a wig mimicking the famed striker's blond curls.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Still curly, but the curls were larger and bushier and hung past her shoulders.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

I remember people curled up on borrowed beanbags, eating second helpings of soup and talking over a movie they’d all seen before.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Would you buy a cauliflower that looks like it's been sunburnt or a cucumber that's curled back on itself?

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Alas, that victory was aided by a pair of crashes suffered by Kuss, the beloved Coloradan who was lucky to be saved by temporary fencing as he curled around a rocky descent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Although it’s his version of normal, Randolph said he wouldn’t blame the boy if Carter curled up in a ball and sulked about it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

I staked out the dogs, all except Black Star, who curled up at my feet beside the fire I had built.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Wendy the coyote was a fixture in the San Fernando Valley community for years, often spotted wandering around the neighborhood or curling up to sunbathe in a patch of grass, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Serena Ventures has met with potential investment targets from travel startups to a curling league.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Diogo Dalot: So close to a rare goal with a curling left-footed effort.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

He unleashed a curling strike that found the back of the net, saving Argentina once again on its way to a 3-1 victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Delia asked Chencho, curling up closer to her twin sister.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall


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