serpentine
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The advance is sometimes serpentine, which is why market volatility should be considered something to monetize—or mostly ignore.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
Downtown, where bluffs rise above the serpentine Mississippi River, George Campbell was walking his goldendoodle, Zac, when he spotted a group of National Guard soldiers in fatigues, handguns holstered at their hips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Place a serpentine sofa in the middle of a room and you’ll instantly transform it from wan white box to theater-worthy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
But maybe I could do even better, if I learned how to be more serpentine, like my mom.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025
She had swam away, her serpentine head undulating on the surface Hke a swimming grass-snake, and the King had hailed a passing ship which looked as if it were off to the Crusades.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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