unfolding

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Still, the impact of the conflict on fertilizer and agriculture markets is best described as “a tragedy unfolding in slow motion,” analysts at ING wrote in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s like trying to describe a song that exists all at once, without being performed, heard or unfolding.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Hotel bookings in Canada and Mexico are outpacing all but one American city ahead of FIFA’s biggest soccer competition, which is unfolding across 16 North American cities starting Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Choi and other broadcasters remained on air through the night taking calls from neighbors reporting everything unfolding across the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Outside, the world was a place of gently unfolding mountains rising higher and higher.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke