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Recent Examples of slithersMonica rises, and her cobalt raiment slithers behind her down the steps.—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 Hi-hats and snares appear in fragmentary bursts, icy synths precipitate and evaporate, and Zel slithers wryly in the cut.—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
At sunset, the city starts glowing around you while traffic crawls silently below.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
Critics on the Croisette are starting to resemble that classic comic-strip panel in which an explorer crawls desperately across the sand toward an oasis that’s only a mirage.
The River Caqueta snakes nearly 1,800 miles into the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
The plaster, cave-like living room (complete with a cozy fireplace) served as a backdrop for trivia night; the ice-cold creek, which snakes along the five-acre property, was our personal swimming spot to chase off the heat of the day.
During one of their early meetings, Castillo got on the whiteboard and described a basic pass protection in which every lineman slides over and blocks a gap.
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Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Those who want more robust charging while parked at camp can add the optional Girard solar awning, which slides out an additional 960 watts of panels when deployed, quite similar to the Xponent awning.