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[stur] / stɜr /






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It’s hard to square the inspiring reality of a ragtag gang tossing out the playbook that life handed them with the cut-and-dried filmmaking choices “Being Heumann” ultimately deploys to try to stir us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

I use Kewpie, into which I stir freshly grated lemon zest and one of those handy frozen minced-garlic cubes, thawed.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Mr. Hegseth didn’t say that his Fortress America would include nuclear power, and maybe that’s why it didn’t cause a stir.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

One person in particular may have dominated much of this opening episode, but Claudia Winkleman's gothic arrival still caused a stir.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Spooney!” said the clerk, in a low voice, giving him a stir with his elbow.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

“Crude oil and energy is ‘the straw that stirs the drink’ of the current global macro risk regime,” said Charlie McElligott, cross-asset macro strategist at Nomura Securities International.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

There, it stirs the surrounding hot gas, which gives off X-rays.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Yes, “Spa Weekend” is a plate of reheated “Wedding Crashers” nachos, because no one stirs up cheerful chaos like the spirited Fisher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

A pair of heartwarming World Cup reflections: Soccer stirs up all sorts of emotions for fans.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

Uncle Ty groans and stirs on the sofa.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Mekhala Lemongrass Turmeric Paste: Just this week, I stirred a spoonful into a soup base of frozen onions, garlic and ginger, then added coconut cream, frozen mushrooms, shredded carrots, leftover rice and shredded rotisserie chicken.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Anthropic’s upcoming public-market debut has stirred up investor interest in finding ways to get exposure to the artificial-intelligence company, both before its initial public offering and after the highly anticipated IPO.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Champi has also stirred up heavy rains and winds in Batanes, a Philippine island chain below southern Taiwan.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The moves, and the chatter among expatriates about possibly leaving Saudi Arabia, have stirred resentment among some Saudis who feel well-heeled foreigners have not stuck by their side.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

A scythe that leaned against the wall stirred, then skidded across the floor at Anya and Ivan.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

There's a stirring ballad titled If The World Is at War, We Better Not Be; while the chiming guitars of Superficiality lend an optimism to Bono's affirmation that, "the news can't break us".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

"For us Hungarians, paprika is a wonder," one of the competitors, local fast-food restaurant owner Imre Zseni said, while stirring a beef stew.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

These protest-laden times couldn’t be more receptive to the stirring “Everybody to Kenmure Street,” which speaks to a moment when the machinery of institutional cruelty was ground to a halt by righteous neighborliness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

By heating, stirring, and disrupting gas throughout the CGM, black hole jets can make it harder for that material to cool and fall back toward the galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

There were also traditional cooking utensils like wooden stirring sticks and pots.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


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