hairpin
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The series of switchbacks with hairpin turns offer a satisfying run up to Pine Mountain Summit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“This isn’t about Huawei overtaking the U.S. on a hairpin turn,” said Qingyuan Lin, a semiconductor analyst at Bernstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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
It is a mountainous road with sharp turns, and an image shared by the emergency services appears to show it crashing near a hairpin bend.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Inside the cabin, the boy’s mother sat by the stove, picking kernels of walnuts with a bent hairpin.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
If future studies confirm the findings in people, targeting PCSK9 with polypurine hairpins could eventually add another tool to the growing range of treatments designed to lower LDL cholesterol and protect cardiovascular health.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
She wears a gold wreath, and has hairpins of both gold and silver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
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
Next she unpacked a large cake of Sunlight Soap, a toothbrush, a packet of hairpins, a bottle of scent, a small folding armchair and a box of throat lozenges.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
