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wound

[woond, wound] / wund, waʊnd /






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March brought another whiff, when forecasters were counting on moderate job gains and wound up blindsided by a blowout increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But the international prices fell back down closer to $107 a barrel as markets wound down for the day.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

What’s much more difficult to grasp, even for those of us now alive, is how we wound up in a world where that might happen.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

This finding changes how scientists understand cell movement, cancer spread and wound healing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Opal wound her tongue around her mouth, eyes blank.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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