: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle
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Emt, speaking to reporters in October, said the sport of curling has changed him as a person, mellowing him out.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
Hotels often provide irons, steamers, hair dryers, curling irons, and straighteners—pretty convenient given the recent TSA ban on cordless hair tools.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The Opening Ceremonies for the Paralympics are Friday in Milan Cortina but the curling has already begun.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
The Milan Cortina Paralympics will officially kick off with the opening ceremony on Friday, but the schedule for wheelchair curling started Wednesday.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
Hotels often provide irons, steamers, hair dryers, curling irons, and straighteners—pretty convenient given the recent TSA ban on cordless hair tools.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The Opening Ceremonies for the Paralympics are Friday in Milan Cortina but the curling has already begun.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
The Milan Cortina Paralympics will officially kick off with the opening ceremony on Friday, but the schedule for wheelchair curling started Wednesday.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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curling
noun
curl·ing
ˈkər-liŋ 
: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle
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