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Noun
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Mosquito coils are essentially rolls of incense infused with citronella that slowly releases the scent to deter flying insects.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026 -
The design features waterproof, encapsulated coils on both the charging station and the ship that remain unaffected by salt or algae.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
Noun
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While the Houthis suspended the attacks in fall 2025, container shipping has still been reticent about sending loops through the area full time.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Stylish yet functional, the pants are designed with front pleats, belt loops, and side flap pockets similar to Oprah’s pair.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Laser light and microscopic lenses then carry out convolutions faster and with lower energy needs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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The team turned their model loose on the series of treelike modifications and convolutions in the Indo-European family of languages.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Everyone else finds out somewhere around week three of escrow and either scrambles or folds.—
Blake O'Shaughnessy,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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While tools like AlphaFold can predict how a single protein folds — a breakthrough of the last five years — biology operates at much larger scales.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Unlikely coincidences and absurd twists start to pile up; plot holes emerge and are ignored.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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The road to the D Line took many twists and turns for generations.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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“Windings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windings. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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