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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
Leith emphasizes that Dwell Secure’s functionality extends beyond emergency scenarios, weaving into everyday property management.
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Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Never tested in orbit, NASA’s robot could, in theory, perform tasks like weaving solar power stations and antennae in space from spools of carbon fiber.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
The New Museum expansion, designed by OMA/Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, is worth a look, mostly for a dramatically zigzagging staircase that has an appealing Baroque-meets-high-tech energy.
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Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
In perimenopause, those same two hormones tumble downward, often on a zigzagging path, which can trigger similar mental symptoms, like anxiety or a short fuse.