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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

Maslany: My instinct is to curl into a ball and pretend it never happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026

Home from their adventures—and with the picture book right side up again—the four children curl up by the fireplace with steaming mugs of hot cocoa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

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

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

She pulls a hand-held camera from her purse, adjusts her soft curls, and applies a fresh coat of lip gloss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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

With 20 minutes to go at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the midfielder's sweaty curls could be spotted bounding through blue shirts to pick up Sylvain Wiltord's pass.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

“Oh, excellent,” said the other girl, whose thick curls rivaled Molly’s own.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Messi curled a corner kick to the mouth of the goal and Cristian Romero thunked it off a Cape Verde arm and into the net.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 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

Twenty-five yards out, he shifted on to his left foot and curled a superb effort towards the top-right corner.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

On the morning of Sept. 16, 2024, Emily Waldorf’s preschooler found her curled on the bathroom floor.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

A nose peeked out—a tiny pink nose—and then two slanted-closed eyes, a forehead covered in downy fuzz, little ears still curled tight against its head.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

“The daily chart shows that momentum is curling higher after Tuesday’s shakeout,” the senior market analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

His first goal had a touch of fortune as he latched onto Dembele's deflected shot, but his second was a thunderous finish before he completed his hat-trick with a delightful, curling effort.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

The final putt — two feet, 10 inches — was appropriately dramatic, teetering along the left edge before curling back into the cup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

"We saw smoke curling, emitting from the forest," said Justin, a former deputy director of the government's Anthropological Survey of India.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

I gripped onto the edge of my seat, curling my fingers into the gaps between the wires.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros