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Recent Examples of uncoilStewart conveys this repression physically, through a defensive crouch that uncoils when under attack.—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 Looking over a wobbly guardrail, Dale Landmann uncoiled a few feet of rope, cautiously lowering a white plastic pipe into the opaque waters of the Calumet River on a recent hot weekday morning.—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023 This made coiling and uncoiling the hose go a lot smoother.—Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023 Italian start-up Kite gen employs the same concept but uses a giant kite rather than a glider to uncoil the tether.—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2011 See All Example Sentences for uncoil
There will also be at least one retreat-like setting on every journey, and each stop on the trip will be a three-to-four-night stay, allowing guests to really unwind.
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Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
One key sanction – a price cap on Russian oil imposed by the Group of Seven nations in 2022 – may be difficult for America to fully unwind without international support.
Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.
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NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
With your feet and toes flexed toward you, straighten your knees to lift the weight up, squeezing your quadriceps at the top.
One fall day in 1856, a family of Eastern gray squirrels in rural New York uncurled from a cozy nest in a chestnut tree, looked around, and joined half a billion other squirrels on a multi-state walkabout.
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Christine Peterson,
Vox,
23 Dec. 2024
Exhale, lower the bridge down, then uncurl the trunk to bring the right hip and shoulder back to the ground.
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