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[krees] / kris /




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In a milieu where every fold and crease, every millimeter of negative draft or change of curvature, adds cost, the S5 saves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Android competitors offer larger inner display areas, but Apple focuses heavily on the quality of the hinge and concealing the crease where the phone folds rather than sheer screen real estate, analysts say.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

An interventional radiology team begins by making a small incision in the crease of the leg.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Cupertino-based company said it had reduced the visible crease in the middle of the screen -- one of the main criticisms leveled at foldables.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

I accidentally bend the card, forming a crease down the middle as I read and reread these three sentences.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

September carrots can look almost too virtuous at the farmers market: sturdy bunches, feathery green tops, dirt in the creases.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Around her, students scribble notes and sketch corrections into their drawings: Watch the creases as the model walks.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Her board was also padded, which reduced damage to fabrics and helped prevent garment creases during ironing, and it was collapsible, enabling easy storage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

The small patches of eczema in the creases of her elbows and behind her knees began to spread.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

His hair was perfectly combed once again, and his pajamas had creases down the front because Aunt Goldie always ironed them.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Drolma’s team begins packing the best matsutakes into Styrofoam crates, pinching little creased pockets in the packing paper to cushion each mushroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

His blue patterned shirt creased around the knuckle of his thumb.

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

Khalil’s tired eyes creased at the corners, and a smile spread slowly across his face.

From Slate ● May 2, 2025

That’s like OGs rocking Stacys with the Dickies creased up, Dickies shirt or fully suited up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025

He was staring intently at the Sea King, who was looking back at him, the brow above his blank eyes creased in a cavernous fold.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

He prefers reading newspapers over screens, still creasing the pages into a subway fold like he was taught as a child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

At this point, both the kids are born, Jimmy and Rosie, and they're at the door, just creasing themselves with laughter.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024

"Overall it's not too bad for its age - but there is visible creasing and dust to the covering and some areas require a drop of glue to make good," the seller added.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2023

He began to punch in a response when the dispatcher hurried into the room with a look of deep anxiety creasing her face.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022

Usually on such important visits, so it was said, the nose of every patient had to be in line with the center creasing of the top sheet.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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