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spiral

[spahy-ruhl] / ˈspaɪ rəl /




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“The Helicoide epitomizes the bid for a really rapid urban modernization,” said Lisa Blackmore, co-editor of a book on the Helicoide titled “Downward Spiral: El Helicoide’s Descent from Mall to Prison.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Spiral sequences would also be an attractive tool in MRI research, where, among other things, they could provide researchers and health professionals with new knowledge about brain diseases.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

Spiral lightbulbs and light tubes that are straight and u-shaped are likely fluorescent, as are bulbs with the letter F on the code printed on the bulb/tube.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

In 2011 she wrote and choreographed “The Spiral Show,” the first Broadway-style musical produced in China.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

“I am impatient to be gone from here. Spiral Castle has brought me only grief; I have no wish to see it again.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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