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windings

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plural of winding

as in coils

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Tokamaks rely partly on electric currents flowing through the plasma to help keep it confined, while stellarators use complex arrangements of external magnetic coils to create a three-dimensional magnetic field.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Fluctuating dew points can make loose waves, tight spirals, or corkscrew coils swell, turning a great curly day into a frizzy disaster.

— Dana Oliver, Parents, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of coils

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Reflecting this, flight paths show the aircraft made two loops to burn fuel before returning to land at LAS, per FlightAware.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The first includes backing tracks to jam along to, while the other has drum loops for sampling.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of loops

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In their alternating waves of resentment and understanding, anger and sorrow, D’Arcy and Cooke imbue Rhaenyra and Alicent’s dynamic with all the weight of this history and none of its convolutions.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 15 June 2026
Laser light and microscopic lenses then carry out convolutions faster and with lower energy needs.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025

Definition of convolutions

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The fabric folds inward, sinks toward the earth and spreads across the grass.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Hodges reprises Orazio’s chiaroscuro — the interplay of light and shade — in the sculptural folds of the drapery to equally foreboding effect.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of folds

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Below, The Hollywood Reporter breaks down the season’s biggest moments, from surprise cameos and new relationships to romantic twists that threaten to complicate things.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Do some standing spine twists, lymphatic taps, and gentle walking, then return to your seat.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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