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curl

[kurl] / kɜrl /




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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

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

And Talbi rubbed salt into Burnley's wounds in the 72nd minute, cutting in from the left wing to curl an unstoppable strike into the top corner from the edge of the area.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

With her belongings arranged at one end, she could curl up in the shade and feel almost as if she had a home.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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