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swirl

[swurl] / swɜrl /


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IM-3 is expected to become the first mission to explore the surface of a lunar swirl, allowing robotic systems and deployed instruments to investigate this still mysterious region in greater detail.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

But to show a live-action dancer partnering an animated figure in an entirely painted landscape as autumn leaves swirl in slow motion around them was another feat altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Just before serving, top each one with a generous swirl of citrus-whipped ricotta from a piping bag.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

But, in recent months and yes, recent days, this swirl around Farage has started to give his political rivals belief that he is vulnerable and beatable.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

I take a sip and swirl the glass and listen to the ice cubes clinking together.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

He takes time to let us hear what a glacier sounds like while showing the swirls of blue ice, but also what it looks like when glaciers collapse and vanish.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Fund managers are taking a patient approach as speculation swirls that Japan could intervene again.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

On the island's downwind side, the satellite captured von Kármán vortex streets, which look like repeating swirls spinning in opposite directions.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

But start folding in coconut shreds, caramel swirls, candy pieces, cookie dough, marshmallows?

From Salon Mar. 5, 2026

Dry little pellets of snow, like tiny spheres of polystyrene, chased around in swirls.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

As speculation about McConnell has swirled, Beshear has been inundated with questions regarding the senator’s absence.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Unsubstantiated rumours have swirled on social media claiming that students in Stanford's coveted computer science programme have had trouble finding jobs.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

But ever since Brown went public with his frustrations about a diminished role in the team’s offense last year, trade rumors have swirled around the 28-year-old.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

On Wednesday, health minister Wes Streeting met Starmer at Downing Street, as speculation swirled over whether he could launch a leadership bid.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

The world swirled green and gray as tears popped in her eyes.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Ken Billington’s lighting and Constance Hoffman’s costumes, which featured swirling flared skirts in different candy-colored plaids for the female chorus, added to the effect, as did Ms. Zambello’s direction, which emphasized thrust rather than sweetness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Footage captured on Sunday in Greenwich Park, south-east London, showed a small whirlwind, or dust devil, swirling around people.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Experts at Chilbolton Observatory, operated by the UK's national space laboratory RAL Space, monitor UK-licenced satellites and fast-multiplying fragments of space debris swirling around them.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Researchers have devoted considerable attention to the plasma's intense swirling motion and powerful electromagnetic fields.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Just as it reached the walls, the fog pulled in on itself, swirling into the center of the room like a tornado.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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