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[kurl] / kɜrl /




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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

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

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

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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