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Recent Examples of unthreadUse the valve-core remover to unthread the core counterclockwise, then remove it and set it aside.—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020
Over 100 snakes removed from homeowner’s garden in Sydney
A sight like this would rattle the nerves of most homeowners … Read how a snake catcher uncoiled the mystery behind a backyard snake infestation.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
The snake uncoiled and hung down between the engine and the tire, looking at him with yellow beady eyes.
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Karen Bartunek,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Nov. 2024
On a clean work surface, unroll and separate dough along perforations into triangles.
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Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
As a corn plant grows, the leaves unroll to reveal the tassel, the part that sheds pollen, explained Mark Licht, an associate professor of agronomy and an extension cropping systems specialist at Iowa State University.
Second, the rookie wall — late December has undone a lot of promising rookie campaigns with some bad tape and things to work on.
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Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu knows that his political future is dependent on keeping far-right members of his coalition on board – and that dynamic has undone past pushes for the end of the war.
With the cooler temperatures of fall rolling in, there's nothing like spending an evening on your porch, unwinding with a refreshing glass of sweet tea, and relishing the sights and sounds of the autumn foliage once again.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
The padded headboard is perfect for reading or unwinding, and the wood slat base provides sturdy support without a box spring.
What at first presents itself as a survival horror, though, slowly unknots itself with twists and turns.
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Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
20 Sep. 2024
In nearly eight years, the Republican has appointed nearly 60 percent of the state’s 418 justices, installing judges who will oversee murder trials, reshape constitutional law, and unknot thorny civil litigation for years, if not decades, to come.
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