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The surge in bond yields to generational highs has investors around the world watching and worrying about what could crack, spiral or leave a trail of carnage in its path.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Magnetic moments spiral around a central line extending through the fossil, producing a structure that resembles a tornado-shaped vortex.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

"It is urgent to take the next steps in the recovery process to keep people healthy and avoid a spiral into poverty."

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Manchester City's legal fight with the Premier League has the potential to "spiral out of control", a former top club executive has warned.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

But drawing that spiral drew Newton into more correspondence on ‘Philosophy’ whether he liked it or not.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Her husband’s anxiety grows as his film spirals out of control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

However, for North Sea facing coasts, as an area of low pressure spirals away it will be blustery with locally strong north-westerly winds and early showers.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

An international research team led by scientists in Canada has uncovered a likely explanation for one of the more unusual features of snake development: why embryos curl into tight spirals before hatching.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Other countries have fallen victim to debt spirals, where high levels of debt lead investors to demand higher interest rates, in turn fueling more borrowing until eventually a country defaults.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

If I were a dolphin, he thought suddenly, if I were a dolphin I would be the kind that swims just in front of the boat and leaps out of the water and spirals.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

Material pulled from the star formed a disk around the black hole and became intensely hot as it spiraled inward.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Commentators draw parallels with other intractable conflicts, and count the taxpayer money they say has spiraled down the drain.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

But where other artists might have spiraled, White and his compatriots transcended, turning inward while also looking to the stars.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

Fernando Guerra, a political science professor at Loyola Marymount University, said Pratt seems to have tapped into a deep well of discontent among Angelenos who believe that crime and homeless have spiraled out of control.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

A cloud of gray dust spiraled around her legs.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

He had "spiralled into depression" after losing his job as a batting coach in 2022.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The campaigns come one year after protests over lavish perks for lawmakers spiralled into general anti-government anger -- Indonesia's biggest unrest since President Prabowo Subianto took office in 2024.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

"I needed therapy because my mental health had spiralled way out of control... but I never understood why," said Mellissa.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

But over the years it borrowed heavily and its total debt has spiralled beyond £20bn.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Fish spiralled down towards it until a shark’s long grey shadow cut across its path and it vanished.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

In satellite images nor'easters can look strikingly like a hurricane, with spiraling clouds forming over the ocean that span hundreds of miles of coastline.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The United Nations, now with a fixed escalator, kicks off its General Assembly, with all attention on the spiraling war in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

We are in a spiraling race with no endpoint that is spawning a possibly even greater threat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

As the hyperscale build-out gathers pace, the dollar value of assets exposed to potential catastrophe is spiraling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Into the cavern rushed eight of the strongest miners carrying an immense caldron which bubbled and sizzled and sent great clouds of savory steam spiraling slowly to the ceiling.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

Among the issues dominating the election in 2026 were keeping young people on the island, the availability and cost of housing, wind farms, healthcare waiting times, and the impacts of spiralling expenses for small businesses.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

BBC's Jessica Murphy explains how Canada has more leverage than it may seem in the spiralling dispute.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Ghana turned to the IMF amid spiralling debt, soaring inflation and a plunging currency, and subsequently secured a $3 billion programme in 2023.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

"Happiness came in a box," Charli says of the proposal, before spiralling into a panic about who she'll become if she says "yes".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

I could feel a tremble in my stomach, spiralling outwards through my body.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler