curl
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While meeting his family, while sipping wine in front of the Eiffel Tower, while feeling the bend of his body curl into mine at night, I wondered where my dress was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
For those who can not find a private spot to curl up this afternoon, finding somewhere to sit quietly for 10 minutes or so can also be helpful.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
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
As this strain is released, the layers peel apart and curl into tight scrolls.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
I wanted to curl up and hide from the world, from everything, most of all the visions I'd just witnessed.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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A long tendril of brown hair curls down the side of her powdered face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Evelyn Lee, from Birmingham, Alabama, used to hate her ginger curls but now she loves them.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 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
Her golden curls were piled on top of her head with fancy combs and pins.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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At just six months old, the leaf monkey curled up inside DNP vet Thanawadee Phaichana's rubber-gloved hand is very small indeed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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
The 27-year-old then picked his spot and curled in a shot at the far post to notch his eighth goal of this tournament, tying him with Argentina’s Lionel Messi for the lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
But Magic was looking at a long object made of wooden slats nailed together that curled back on themselves at one end.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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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
Cole Palmer: Scored with a wonderful curling effort in the 75th minute.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The propulsive groove on “Another Life” evokes a thudding drum break pulled from a dusty groove pressed in the early ’70s, as Ms. Howard sings forcefully, moving between a curling falsetto and a feral howl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mbappe made amends on the hour mark when his sensational curling effort broke a stubborn Morocco defence, before Ousmane Dembele doubled France's lead six minutes later to secure a 2-0 win.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The curling iron continues up until it curls back into itself, weaving in and out amongst the other curls, giving it the cage-like effect.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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