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Recent Examples of hankThere was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022 In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope.—Leo Rubinfien, The New York Review of Books, 11 Feb. 2021 If a breeze is blowing, the air fills with the clamoring of jib hanks.—Joe Kloc, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019 The Shaker-style peg rack could hold hanks of yarn.—Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2012 Open the other days of the week, the Shaker Store sells hanks of yarn, Shaker seeds, herbal teas, and Shaker brooms.—Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2018 One photograph from the era shows a woman standing in a village as two men forcibly restrain her wrists; a third man grabs a hank of her blonde hair, his scissors poised to hack it away.—Ann Mah, Time, 6 June 2018 The next morning, the police and Victoria’s parents found articles of the girl’s clothing and a bloody hank of hair on a road near a sand pit in Mahwah.—David Stout, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2017 By the time he’s done, the legendary Viennese doktor has been reduced to not much more than a rag, a bone, and a hank of hair.—Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 5 Sep. 2017
The Styling Cream and Strong Hold Gel can be used to shape a bouffant afro, the Curl Gel and Leave-In Conditioner to define coils, and the Curl Mousse for definition and shine.
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Essence,
Essence,
30 June 2025
Over time, dust, grass and debris build up on the condenser coils, making the unit less efficient.
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Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
27 June 2025
Agency decay manifests across the aspirational, emotional and intellectual realm, directly shaping our behavior, Which perpetuates the spiral that derives us ever deeper into artificial dependency.
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Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
This brush’s flexible bristles are stout and widely spaced to minimize tugging and breaking tight spirals of hair.
The show includes the first-ever public display of his photograph taken from the spire of the Empire State Building, along with images from around the country and the world.
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Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Starting among the orange rocks, vaults, and spires of Arches National Park and passing through with the Colorado River–carved crevices of Canyonlands, this journey feels like a visit to Mars.
Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).
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Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
30 June 2025
These can range from bodyweight exercises like squats to traditional lifts like curls and rows.
Pirate Yakuza proverbial monkey’s paw furls on providing a thrilling pirate life and crime simulator at the expense of a more coherent or emotional story.
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Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
Winehouse was entirely in her element, swaying to the sultry songs like a furl of smoke and improvising inflections on the lyrics with aplomb.
The Panthers captain orchestrated a Cup pass line that saw every first-time winner get their hands on it before the team’s stars took a twirl.
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Michael Russo,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
The host then put the outfit’s comfortability to the test by strutting across the stage and doing a few twirls while the crowd applauded and cheered her on.
Joya had been allowed to pull the flouncy bit off her shoulders, like the singers in ABBA, but since my mother told me to keep covered, the top surrounded me sadly like a funereal wreath.
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Jhumpa Lahiri,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Vibrant, easy to clean, and sizable once it’s been fluffed up, the wreath can also take your fireplace mantel from underutilized to stunning in a heartbeat.
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