unfurled

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World War II saw that inaugural edition scrapped, but when the festival finally unfurled in 1946, studio films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s “Notorious” and George Cukor’s “Gaslight” were part of the program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Greenpeace activists scaled a monument in front of Congress at dawn on Wednesday and unfurled a banner urging lawmakers "not to betray the Argentine people."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Needing to be unfurled twice, like a travel brochure, the smartphone packs a display measuring 10 inches diagonally when fully opened—almost as big as a standard tablet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In the semi-final, as chaos unfurled all around her at the start - including medal rival Michelle Velzeboer falling - she kept her focus and skated a clean race.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

A blur in the mist, an unfurled flag.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara