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The tendrils of the tightly strung material connect, both physically and metaphorically, the wartime experiences documented in the photocopied pages scattered about, but they also bring to mind out-of-control cell growth and cancerous disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The narrative wisely stays close to Turner and/or Vasquez; there are enough twists and tendrils in the main overlapping plots without running off into less related matters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

There are still tendrils of pleasure and joy left on the internet, sure.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025

Gently and assuredly we understand the way choices seeded in the past wind their tendrils through the life of generations not yet born.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

Once it emerged entirely, the tornado vanished, dissolving into tendrils of ominous smoke that curled upward.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack