merry-go-round

Beyond the merry-go-round and before the Ferris wheel on Santa Monica Pier, Ian Bowen does business in a snug kiosk overstuffed with souvenirs, guidebooks and replica highway signs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

I’m not sure how to step off the merry-go-round.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

After the hit from the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s also been a merry-go-round of CEO’s at the company.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

She said people who "don't want to risk going on the torturous merry-go-round and trying to get another slot...might take the risk, unfortunately, of cheating."

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

In a circular park with a neatly mowed lawn was a bandstand, and a merry-go-round painted red, white and blue.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Angular momentum is familiar in everyday life through spinning objects like bicycle wheels or merry-go-rounds, but at the atomic scale it is deeply connected to magnetism.

From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026

The carousel is one of the oldest wooden merry-go-rounds in California, and one of just a handful designed by the famous Spillman Engineering Corp. and its predecessor that remain in operation in the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025

For years, Scottish football used to look at managerial merry-go-rounds in English football and decry it as a basket case environment, Now, it’s every bit as volatile in this country, if not worse.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024

Our love for gyration is evidenced by the enduring popularity of playground merry-go-rounds and revolving park rides, and the irresistible draw of somersaulting down a hill.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

The red-brick building stood on a vast tract of land with immaculate lawns, athletic fields, swings, merry-go-rounds, an Olympicsized swimming pool, tennis courts and rows of brightly leafed trees.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane