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The researchers suggest that the coiled optic nerve developed as a workaround, giving the eyes extra slack and reducing strain as they pivot.

Lala and her crew let the rope go slack, allowing the lifeless monster to slip into the water.

The princess’s eyes drifted shut and her face went slack.

The sails had gone slack, and the disappointed girl slumped in one of the cozy nursery chairs and clicked idly at the beads of her abacus: back and forth, back and forth.

Her round eyes grew rounder, her pink pursed lips went slack.