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Recent Examples of hairpin
Another win for weather-resistant bistro furniture, this set brings the two-seater classic into the present day with sleek metal curves and elegant hairpin legs.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2025
This time, logistics and luck were in my favor, and the fortitude came in handy during a dizzying three-hour ride to Himachal Pradesh, flying through hairpin turns on steep roads, as a thick mist churned over the mountains.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The Hairpin Seller Reena Advani/NPR Nicole Zhang sells hairpins and claw clips.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
There are elements of Bauhaus design, but the hillside house, set into a hairpin is fully committed to a casual and quintessentially SoCal indoor-outdoor program, with open floor plans and various entry points to the outdoors.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2025
This time, logistics and luck were in my favor, and the fortitude came in handy during a dizzying three-hour ride to Himachal Pradesh, flying through hairpin turns on steep roads, as a thick mist churned over the mountains.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The Hairpin Seller Reena Advani/NPR Nicole Zhang sells hairpins and claw clips.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
There are elements of Bauhaus design, but the hillside house, set into a hairpin is fully committed to a casual and quintessentially SoCal indoor-outdoor program, with open floor plans and various entry points to the outdoors.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairpin
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Fortunately, the view from the top still hits me like a surprise every time: the hills of Mexico to the south, the coastline to the west, the miles of undeveloped slopes and valleys to the north.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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According to new research published Monday in the journal Nature Communications, these slopes are dry, likely due to layers of fine dust suddenly sliding off steep terrain.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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Printed by the thousands to hand out on street corners, the advertisements were meant to be ephemeral, tossed out when the party was over, but more than 1,000 of them have been preserved by the Cornell Hip Hop Archive, with nearly 500 shared via JSTOR by the Cornell University Library.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
23 May 2025
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This street corner was forever altered on May 25, 2020, when Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, suffocating and killing him.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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The NFTs can be accessed on a mobile device and users can watch them on a loop.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Legendary Golf Writer Dan Jenkins nicknamed this three-hole stretch on Colonial the 'Horrible Horseshoe' for its immense difficulty and because its routing is shaped like a loop.—
Jack Milko,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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The 396-yard, dogleg right around a marsh was statistically the toughest hole on the course, with a stroke average of 4.43 and only 24 birdies (and 41 double bogeys or worse) in 552 total rounds.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Tuesday morning on Quail Hollow’s first tee before the PGA Championship, Hideki Matsuyama set up for his drive into the opening dogleg right.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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While Republicans have been largely in lockstep behind the administration’s actions, the latest messaging has become a turnoff.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
7 May 2025
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Even worse for him, Trump’s MAGA movement is seen as overtly racist and pro-Russia, two huge turnoffs for the majority of British voters.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Royals said kids can begin lining up in the eighth inning on the first-base spiral near Gate D on the Plaza Level.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
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Bond yields are reaching 20-year highs amid the realization in financial markets that many of the budget cuts in the House bill are gimmicks and the deficit spiral will mostly continue.—
The Editors,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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This three-ingredient cocktail is as easy as can be and lends itself to many creative twists.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Fans want fun— and the newest sports are delivering it by blending familiar formats with bold, inventive twists.—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
24 May 2025
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The magnetic cable coils around the charging puck and holds firmly in place.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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This popular pick, which is currently $400 off in the queen size, has two layers of responsive foam, individual coils that contour to your body, and a sturdy base that ensures lasting durability.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Hairpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairpin. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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