: 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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If the plant’s leaves start turning yellow, drooping, or curling, that is an indication of overwatering.
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Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Between blow dryers, curling irons, brushes, and straighteners, getting your hair to cooperate can feel like a full production.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Canada have made the podium in all five Paralympic Winter Games at which curling has featured, with Forrest on the last four of those teams, and have now clinched it here as well.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Unlike able-bodied curling, athletes do not slide on the ice.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Between blow dryers, curling irons, brushes, and straighteners, getting your hair to cooperate can feel like a full production.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Canada have made the podium in all five Paralympic Winter Games at which curling has featured, with Forrest on the last four of those teams, and have now clinched it here as well.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Unlike able-bodied curling, athletes do not slide on the ice.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 20 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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