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Recent Examples of hairpin
The Incident: As the pack approached the restart into the hairpin, the cars bunched up and slowed down right before Verstappen took off at the front.
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Patrick Iversen, The Athletic, 23 Apr. 2024
Somehow, Stanbury pulled the hairpin on the bomb and was mainly left unscathed.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
In addition to that, Ramona wore a jeweled headpiece, and Rebel wore a decorative hairpin, both from Pronovias.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
This is very well balanced, as most circuits are filled with exciting and often devilish hairpin bends and sequential turns, rarely breaking out into long straights.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Patrick Iversen, The Athletic, 23 Apr. 2024
Somehow, Stanbury pulled the hairpin on the bomb and was mainly left unscathed.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
In addition to that, Ramona wore a jeweled headpiece, and Rebel wore a decorative hairpin, both from Pronovias.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
This is very well balanced, as most circuits are filled with exciting and often devilish hairpin bends and sequential turns, rarely breaking out into long straights.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairpin
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This past fall, the Bridge Fire burned new patches of the mountains, with flames creeping toward the mountain town of Wrightwood and the ski slopes.Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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By Angela Haupt January 14, 2025 8:00 AM EST Forget catching big air on the ski slope or staying upright on an ice rink.Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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At the Fred Meyer at the corner of Franklin Road and Orchard Street in Boise, another sign explained the situation to shoppers.Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
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The police shooting happened around the corner from where a 57-year-old woman was shot by a stray bullet earlier Friday, cops said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Expect comforting dishes like large pasta loops with heritage pork shoulder ragu and wines ranging from acidic Etna Bianco to complex Nebbiolo.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
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For the most part, the primary loop is to find enemy officials, dodge or parry their attacks, and slowly chip away at their stance meter (essentially a gauge of their defensive stamina) to leave them vulnerable to a strong attack.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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While most holes are pretty straight on, with a few obstacles to keep you thinking, there are also some wicked doglegs like the Fourth, where risk/reward is a true thing.Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 27 June 2024
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The tournament spans just three rounds, and the challenge hole, No. 14—a sloping dogleg par 5 with a Sunday setup that moves the tee box up 70 yards—became Thitikul’s playground.Mike Dojc, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ubisoft estimated that the server turnoff would only be 60 minutes, according to an X post.Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 12 Mar. 2024
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For many years these associations were a turnoff and in the consumer’s mind, created a glass ceiling through which the Crus rarely penetrated.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The loss was Day’s first to an unranked opponent and fourth in a row to the rival Wolverines, sending the Ohio State fan base into a spiral.Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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And then all of the guest hosting and all of those elements, the staff was in something of a spiral.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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From there, the Bills focused more on a four-man rush, but with a twist.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Miley Cyrus , during her final stage as Hannah Montana, gave a twist to the character - and to her own look - by adding more hair to her bangs, giving them a fuller, heavier appearance.Michel Mejía, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2025
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Pinball machines rely on small coils of wound copper wire, electromagnets that eject a plunger that pushes or pulls a mechanism to send the silver ball flying in a new direction.Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Prevent the coils from coming apart in storage by securing them with a ribbon or oversized twist tie.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Hairpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairpin. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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