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Recent Examples of corrugate
Many companies offer heavy-duty cardboard, which is usually corrugated or extra thick to hold up better to drops or heavy items that may bend or warp thinner boxes.
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Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
Photographs and videos from the school Saturday showed the windows and corrugated roofs of the dormitories blackened with soot.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
Pictures Sebuuma and another refugee sent to Reuters from the camp showed holes punched in the walls of homes made of corrugated iron.
—NBC News, 28 Apr. 2020
Since 1885 residents of Bury, a market town of 190,000 people on Manchester’s northern fringe, have gathered at this lump of red brick and corrugated iron to watch their local team.
—The Economist, 29 Feb. 2020
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Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
Photographs and videos from the school Saturday showed the windows and corrugated roofs of the dormitories blackened with soot.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
Pictures Sebuuma and another refugee sent to Reuters from the camp showed holes punched in the walls of homes made of corrugated iron.
—NBC News, 28 Apr. 2020
Since 1885 residents of Bury, a market town of 190,000 people on Manchester’s northern fringe, have gathered at this lump of red brick and corrugated iron to watch their local team.
—The Economist, 29 Feb. 2020
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This oil-free, medium-coverage foundation glides effortlessly over fine lines, wrinkles and uneven texture, offering a seamless, natural look that doesn’t settle or crease—even after hours of wear.Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Nov. 2024
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Thankfully, the best blushes for mature skin offer blendable, buildable formulas that won't sink into or crease along wrinkles.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Dec. 2024
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Its form factor is a huge boon for portability; the 2.7-pound drone folds into a compact package for storage and transport.Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
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Working with the animation company Pure Imagination and its guru Howard Baker, the creators had their work folded into the movie, attempting to create a consistent look with a diversity of voices.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Heading into the tourney there was chatter that the skill level would fall off considerably as this was the biggest stage many of them had played live on and the expectation was that nerves would kick in, crimping performance, but that turned out not to be the case.Mike Dojc, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped, dragged by health insurers as U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill seen as crimping their profits.Chibuike Oguh, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Keep in Mind The edges puckered a little after going through the wash.Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
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Sebastian Stan calls out journalist who refers to his new character with disfigurement as a 'beast' But as Donny's ego grows, so does his waistline, his bald spot, and his exaggerated way of talking, his lips puckering in direct correlation to his spiraling egomania.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
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Sheets made from this fabric don’t wrinkle easily and tend to be super affordable, but the benefits end there.Kathleen Felton, SELF, 19 Nov. 2024
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It’s made of thick fabric that holds its shape and won’t wrinkle through the entire journey.Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
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The dress has pleating near the waist and Dolman sleeves for a blouson effect.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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At the company holiday party, Romy paints an ideal picture of a woman who has it all, wearing a blush Giorgio Armani bodycon dress with subtle cut-outs, delicate pleating, and draping at the neckline.Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Richard crumples to his knees against the wall, his back to Pino, as blood begins to seep across the floor.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Any doubt about the existence of rape culture simply crumples under the weight of reality.Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Corrugate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrugate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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