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unfold

[uhn-fohld] / ʌnˈfoʊld /




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For now, Arsenal are sitting back and watching this unfold, as they become more realistic about their chances of signing Alvarez before next week's transfer deadline.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

These orbitals contain valuable information about how a molecule behaves and interacts with its environment, including how it absorbs light and how chemical reactions may unfold.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

I’m a believer that politics is usually more like Veep than House of Cards; even world-changing events more often unfold by accident or luck than by design.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

“He was big Tupac and we watched it unfold with everybody else on TV.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

You never know whose territory might cross your own, whose mystery might begin to unfold in front of you, at just the right moment.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

While El Niño loads the dice, each event unfolds differently.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

“Lanterns,” which unfolds across two timelines, is the boldest entry so far in James Gunn’s remade DC Universe.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

While Jackie’s health saga unfolds, fans have wondered — and worried — what will become of the pair.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

On the other side, officials including New York Fed President John Williams think the Fed can delay hikes to see how inflation unfolds.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

She unfolds it to reveal a child’s careful cursive in faint pencil, practicing the same sentence over and over again: Upright and do right make all right.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

As the crisis in Iran unfolded, in China, “almost from day one there was this sense that, ‘We are able to manage this.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Last week’s talks unfolded under the threat of new U.S. tariffs, which officially took effect at 12 a.m.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Using doorbell footage, pictures of the scene and police reports, we can now piece together exactly how this fatal incident unfolded.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

So in other words, as the century unfolded, the housing stock in Rust Belt cities was able to absorb demand.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

Something about this letter sent prickles up my arm and made me feel uneasy, but my curiosity got the better of me, and I unfolded it and read.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

He said the disaster was still unfolding in an ecosystem where one disaster could trigger "a range of cascading hazards".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

I started hearing an exciting tale of a life still unfolding, full of possibilities.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

These processes can occur simultaneously and feed back into one another rather than unfolding as a simple sequence.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Below is MarketWatch’s full coverage of this unfolding set of policy moves and how they might affect the dollar, federal spending and the economy:

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

“What’s he doing here?” a particularly wizened sheyd sitting nearby shouted, as only just now did he even think to turn away from the scene unfolding on the stage.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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