unscrewed
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I wouldn’t have expected to become so interested in screws being unscrewed, tabs unbent, machines reduced to component parts, cleaned and painted, with missing parts newly fabricated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
Instead, the clamp nut had unscrewed from the barrel.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
The shaft that controlled the tail rotor then unscrewed and became detached as a result, which in turn caused the helicopter to spin out of the pilot's control.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
"The plunger needs to be unscrewed and disassembled to get all the oils and coffee grounds out," he says.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2023
Very carefully she unscrewed the top from the tube and, spreading her knees, shook out a gelatine capsule.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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