strands

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But as I held the shower over my head, suddenly the stream of water turned dark, as long strands of brown hair began coalescing around the plug hole in front of my eyes.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Instead, they are highly complex areas where the fault breaks into multiple strands.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

“If you look at the amount of fiber optics strands that some of these data centers will need, it makes sense that they work with Corning,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The post included the album’s cover, a simple black-and-white photo of Grande smiling with strands of hair covering her face.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The beads clatter as the strands hit one another, and the sound that echoes in the dark space sounds like rain.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern