folds

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The famous Miura fold, developed by Japanese astrophysicist Kōryō Miura, folds a sheet of material into parallelograms, allowing it to fold down very compactly.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

They generate the lower tone by vibrating their vocal folds, similar to the way humans create sound while singing.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

We see the folds best in raking light—directed at the painting from an acute angle—and the fleshy effect was created by the painter zigzagging the wax pigment across her neck in layers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The deal folds issuance, custody coordination and distribution into a single platform — mirroring how traditional brokerages vertically integrated clearing and custody over decades.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Instead of dispersing, they coalesced into him, clustering in the folds of his ragged cloak, disappearing into his mouth, and flying around his head like a screaming halo.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda