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Recent Examples of slalomingCompetitors then take the skins off their skis before slaloming down the descent to the finish line.—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026 Parallel giant slalom requires speed and precision as riders race side-by-side downhill, slaloming around the gates on two separate quasi-identical courses.—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
But Harris’ version takes the audience deeper into their lives, weaving in characters with their own plots in the present day and subtly changing the ways in which Sam, Charlie, and Percy’s story plays out.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
11 June 2026
This intricate style involves sectioning the hair into precise, straight lines and weaving it tightly to create neat, narrow braids.
Now, 25 games and 577 days since the injury that put his career in jeopardy, there was All on the Bengals’ practice fields, cutting and accelerating, extending for receptions and ducking into blocking assignments.
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Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
He was spotted ducking down in a field as traffic passed by and fled before he was found in a small cave, police have said.
Maybe not stuck in an urban jam, dodging potholes or crawling amid draconian speed limits – but out there on the open road, taking sunny corners in a nice car?
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
After a day of learning about blackmail wire and unwittingly dodging Dennis the menace, Paula heads to soccer practice and faces yet another obstacle.
The throwback elements of Rush’s show – the zigzagging colored lasers, the bursts of pyro that momentarily stunned with their booms, the gratification of watching musicians so focused on their music that running around the stage was not an option – reminded of a simpler era of concert-going.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Below the falls, the river funnels into the dramatic Batoka Gorge, a series of steep, zigzagging channels carved out over millennia.