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flexures

noun

plural of flexure

as in folds

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Instead, pack blazers, dress shirts, and anything with structure in a garment bag, which requires fewer folds and lays flat.

— Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
Fifty folds makes the paper about 113 million km thick, so one more gets you past the sun—51 folds is about 225 million km.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of folds

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Instead of a pomade stick, Tauber recommends using Oribe Gel Sérum on coils, applying a generous amount around the hairline before smoothing it back with a boar bristle brush.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
In parallel, the company secured a 20 million dollar award from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E SCALEUP program to expand domestic manufacturing for its modular coils.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of coils

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In their alternating waves of resentment and understanding, anger and sorrow, D’Arcy and Cooke imbue Rhaenyra and Alicent’s dynamic with all the weight of this history and none of its convolutions.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 15 June 2026
Laser light and microscopic lenses then carry out convolutions faster and with lower energy needs.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025

Definition of convolutions

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Those high-spending developers are generally working on Greenfield projects, where AI coding agents have clean feedback loops and iterate on bug fixes and new functionality.

— Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Special attention was paid to preserving the signature details of the 501, like the nearly five-foot back pocket, oversized back patch and belt loops.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of loops

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By retracing Berezovska’s footsteps, finding witnesses and hearing from one of the men accused of killing her, CNN has uncovered a tale of violence, strange twists and unanswered questions.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Erika wrote a page-turning thriller, set in my home state of Texas, with shocking twists and characters who leap off the page.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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