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She also recalled how she had found one of her children, aged 10, "curled up at the top of stairs, alone and frightened", having "found out in the worst way possible" through overheard conversations.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

On the morning of Sept. 16, 2024, Emily Waldorf’s preschooler found her curled on the bathroom floor.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

At the bottom of some mezcal bottles sits one of the most recognizable curiosities in the world of spirits: a pale, curled "worm" preserved in alcohol.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

“It all flows,” she says, curled up with her dogs on a CB2 couch she found on Craigslist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

He curled spikily around her neck and they towed the wagon across the grassland, up to the tangled vines and ferns of the rain forest.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr