whirlpool
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Travelers in select suites can enjoy private whirlpool spas and outdoor showers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
On the way to port, a powerful wave struck from two directions creating a whirlpool, and the boat flipped.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
Byrne’s own children, 7 and 9, helped her snap out of the whirlpool of emotion that was making “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
And that whirlpool — getting lost in your own head about being the only one who can pull it off — that’s where the danger lies.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
Fred wiggled and whooshed his whole body back and forth, churning up a whirlpool of murky salt water.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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
The Atlantic island's position in the Hebridean archipelago protects it from the ocean swells, but occasionally brings inhabitants the challenge of navigating the Corryvreckan whirlpools.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
Across the universe, the immense gravitational pull of black holes sucks up whirlpools of gas called accretion disks.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2023
When a superfluid rotates, little whirlpools, or vortices, develop.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 18, 2023
The wind kicks up, whirling leaves into little whirlpools.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing whirlpool
Magical Mystery List D
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English Language Development Texts, Unit 3
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