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Recent Examples of hairpin
The Chicago singer and producer’s hairpin-turning odyssey through hip-hop, jazz, and experimental music elevates her artistry with each crushing revelation.
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Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Beyond safety, Key explained how uniform and equipment details that can be customized per team play a role in their speed (which can reach over 230 mph) and efficiency (particularly around the tight hairpin turns) during races.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
What appears on its head as a social-realist drama in the vein of, say, Asghar Farhadi, takes a sharp hairpin turn in the second half, upending its own premise when the professor confronts an enigmatic gardener who may be an extension of himself, and his own worst impulses.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
Would the book have the same hairpin turn?
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairpin
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Strongest winds will occur on the eastern slopes of the San Bernardino mountains.—
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This destabilizes the landscape, weakening steep slopes and damaging critical infrastructure.—
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Each attachment can connect to an extra-long, 22-foot hose that doesn’t kink, and is flexible enough to easily maneuver around obstacles and corners.—
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Levi’s Water-Resistant Short Cotton Trench Coat Last but not least, given spring is right around the corner, there’s no better time than now to buy a water-resistant trench coat.—
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Newer facilities rely on closed-loop cooling systems that recirculate cooling liquids instead of evaporating water.—
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While no definitive plans are in place, Rosales described long-term ambitions to further extend the trail to the Hunt Branch Library and potentially with other city trail loops.—
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As a player who loves the whole experience – from the fairway challenges to the doglegs to the scenery around me – The Links at Crowbush (https://peisfinestgolf.com/) gave me a list-topping round.—
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All of the holes had a really nice flow to them, as well as a consistent feel – with the possible exception of No. 18 that’s a short dogleg right in which the second shot is severely uphill.—
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Just in front of the 40-yard-line, Jennings, without being able to set his feet, released a long spiral to the end zone while being blasted by the Eagles’ star defensive tackle.—
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These wars, along with the Bush tax cuts, started the budget deficit spiral that continues to this day.—
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Cash’s twist in Lost Lambs makes conspiracy a practice honed by young girls, the kinds of people at the center of Pizzagate and rap beefs and the Epstein files.—
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Now there’s a new twist—Saks Global has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and luxury executive Geoffroy van Raemdonck will have the job of turning around the luxury retail group.—
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The heating coils are wrapped tightly and distributed evenly throughout the throw, providing consistent warmth without noticeable cold spots.—
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Never submerge a stovetop's electrical coils in water—the electrical connection will be damaged.—
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The reversible Nancy boot in black and brown suede, which features a soft, turn-up upper that folds over the entire boot.—
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Crow’s feet, under-eye wrinkles, nasolabial folds, and cheek folds, among others, were all reduced after 12 weeks, while skin texture overall appears more smooth and glass-like.—
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“Hairpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairpin. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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