curvy
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She looks up at the image, admitting: “Look at me, I was a goddess. I had no idea. I thought I was fat, unfashionably curvy and unattractive.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
In February of 2021, Woods was driving down a curvy hill near Los Angeles when his car hit the median, then a tree and flipped several times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
This is despite many designers adopting looks that naturally create curvy silhouettes, such as corsets.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
Keeho is squeezed in between the group’s five other members — Intak, Jongseob, Soul, Theo and Jiung — on a curvy hotel couch the day of their August performance at KCON.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
Some front walkways go straight to the door, and others meander in a curvy path.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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