twist
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There’s wisdom and depth to the film’s themes of growing old, dashed dreams and the magic of rediscovery, plus a deliciously ironic final twist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
James Fleming’s wedding toast came with a twist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
There is an interesting twist that applies to my wife and me.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Her fingers constantly twist a tissue as she tries to maintain her composure and she gazes into the distance as tears well up behind her glasses.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
My mom called my name from the dining room, and I grabbed both of my cheeks in my fingers and gave them a rough twist to pink them up a bit.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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During the most recent UK series, producers tried to get hearts racing, and TikTok numbers up, by introducing some new twists.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Ride or Die,” for all its fanciful twists, ultimately has more realistic counsel for all the WOACAs watching: Bank on yourself and your extensively earned skills.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
It twists away as if to say that human narratives, desires and destinies are annoying no matter who they belong to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The story of how Wrobleski got there, in his first full season in the rotation, after debuting two years ago, includes plenty of twists and turns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
His hair falls in long blond waves; my hair twists in black dreads.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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She didn’t know it yet, but all that was left of her camper was its frame; it’s burned, twisted metal was another casualty of the L.A. wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The path to enlightenment can be long and twisted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
It is the Sun's magnetic field being twisted and moved by the motion of hot gas.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Firefighters and police were working at the scene amid the twisted, smoldering wreckage of the aircraft, images posted on Facebook by local news outlets revealed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
He could feel the rocks listening, the twisted trees silently warning him back.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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“Crying in a suit and tie,” she warbles, referring to her onstage look from a few years ago, then twisting the image into a joke with “But you should see the other guy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Because the researchers find that these small whirlpools appear continuously wherever the magnetic field is sufficiently strong, the vortices could provide a persistent mechanism for twisting the Sun's magnetic field lines.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
England's twisting World Cup 2026 story has a bittersweet ending - with a thrilling victory in the game no-one wants to be a part of.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The American striker was battling hulking Bosnia defender Tarik Muharemovic for a loose ball when he inadvertently raked Muharemovic’s right calf with his studs up, then landed on his ankle, twisting it awkwardly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Penelope glanced down and saw that she was twisting her napkin into knots.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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