origami
noun
ori·ga·mi
ˌȯr-ə-ˈgä-mē 
: the Japanese art or process of folding squares of paper into representational shapes
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PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
This extended previous work, where DNA origami systems typically operated in only two states.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
My sight is so bad now that origami is out of the question.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Some were crafted from paper, origami-style.
—Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
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origami
noun
ori·ga·mi
ˌȯr-ə-ˈgäm-ē
: the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes
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