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Recent Examples of hairpin
Get ready for hairpin turns, switchbacks, and steep climbs; the road starts in the south in Bascov, runs through the Făgăraș Mountains, and ends in the north in Cârțișoara.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
From Colorado’s Million Dollar Highway to North Carolina’s Tail of the Dragon, these roads with dramatic switchbacks and hairpin turns are indeed for the more adventurous—and careful—drivers.
—Crai S Bower, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
The Chicago singer and producer’s hairpin-turning odyssey through hip-hop, jazz, and experimental music elevates her artistry with each crushing revelation.
—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
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
From Colorado’s Million Dollar Highway to North Carolina’s Tail of the Dragon, these roads with dramatic switchbacks and hairpin turns are indeed for the more adventurous—and careful—drivers.
—Crai S Bower, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
The Chicago singer and producer’s hairpin-turning odyssey through hip-hop, jazz, and experimental music elevates her artistry with each crushing revelation.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairpin
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Nepal crash kills 13 in wedding party KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A bus carrying a wedding party veered off a mountain road in west Nepal and tumbled down a slope in a crash that killed at least 13 people while 34 more were injured, police said Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Think steep slopes and a 900-foot vertical drop on 585 skiable acres.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The two men, in their respective corners, stared each other down.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The box office is at the southwest corner of the arena.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Bass had appeared to avoid heavyweight challengers before Raman’s announcement threw the mayoral race for a loop.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bridge will complete the popular trail’s full 10-mile loop.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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The dogleg gear pattern makes shifting between second and third gear a dream, and on the road, this is mostly where the driving experience focuses.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes that shift is accompanied by a kind of right-wing spiral.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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In that spiral, my focus narrowed to damage control.—
Adrianne Wright,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Vying for a parking spot on a crowded city street after a snowstorm has long felt like going to battle, and now there's a harrowing twist.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The offerings range from classics — or contemporary twists on them — to musicals, historical pieces, political fare, dark comedy and experimental work, some of the productions crossing over into multiple genres.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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This change interacts with the magnets, increasing their magnetic field, and initiating a flow of new electricity through the coils.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Remnants of six coils of fragile leather thong were also preserved on the shaft.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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During a search at the police department, Insogna was allegedly found with 18 wax folds of heroin/fentanyl under her clothes near her ankle, the report said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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This 20 percent-off Patagonia Women’s Houdini Jacket is weather-repellant and folds down into a hand-sized pouch.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Hairpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairpin. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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