twisted

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Then, in the second quarter, Spurs center Luke Kornet crashed into him shortly after his return, leaving Brunson limping badly on a twisted ankle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“He was to be seen as a much bigger threat this time and made up of a twisted mass of large, pulsating vines,” Gower says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"The mechanism of superconductivity in the twisted bilayer graphene system we used is still not well understood," said Gao.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

“Oftentimes, what’s happening here is the framing of ‘give us broad, unfettered access to the data because we’re gonna give you benefits,’ but it actually gets twisted in practice,” Ngyuen said.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

The man turns to his co-anchor, his face twisted in exaggerated shock.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller