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[hair-pin] / ˈhɛərˌpɪn /


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Norris suggested removing turns 18 and 19 and "making a straight line from 17 to 20, have a much wider entry like Austin Turn One or Turn 10 in Austin... big hairpin".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The series of switchbacks with hairpin turns offer a satisfying run up to Pine Mountain Summit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Steep ascents, hairpin bends and stretches of unpaved road have added to the difficulties facing this tourist town, whose visitors have unsurprisingly stopped visiting while fish sales have stalled.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Antonelli then passed Hamilton into the hairpin on lap 11 before Audi's Nico Hulkenberg stopped in the run-off area at Turn One with a technical failure to bring out the safety car.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

I would especially worry about him during rainstorms, when the hairpin turns of the Appalachians became slick with water, and during the winter, when the roads could turn treacherous.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The runway-turned-test track was overhauled in 2011—new layout, fresh asphalt, safety barriers—and now includes two clinically perfect, constant-radius 180-degree turns: the hairpins of destiny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

But when Arabidopsis seedlings sense they're under attack, special enzymes called RNA helicases are produced that unzip the hairpins so the ribosomes can pass through and continue scanning along the mRNA molecule.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023

In 2004, it was reported that 15 "historically important" Chinese artefacts - including jewels, ornate hairpins and fingernail guards - had been taken by a member of the public.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023

The presence of hairpins suggest that the gems’ owners were probably female, Mr. Giecco said.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

She found a few hairpins and used them to pile her hair into a matronly bun.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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