whirlwind
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Up until spring 2025, the life of content creator and PR executive Saskia Bishop was a glamorous whirlwind.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
In a culture that pushes the promise of an exciting whirlwind romance, Alley Horn makes the case that boring men are a better bet.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Today, AI carries its own whirlwind of change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The film follows the whirlwind, two-month career of The Wonders, a group so replacement-level that we first meet them arguing over “The” band names that are already taken.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
I had known boys who were unpredictable and short-tempered, who roared through life like a whirlwind and never once looked back.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Videos shared on social media showed massive whirlwinds sweeping through Union City, and large chunks of debris and dust flying across a car park in the city of Three Rivers.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
American shale’s placid responses to energy whirlwinds are becoming an enduring feature of the U.S. oil industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Mars is constantly swept by winds that lift fine dust into spinning whirlwinds known as dust devils.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
The couple share joint custody of their children, though the split sent whirlwinds of tabloid drama their way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
She remembered that njuzu sometimes traveled as whirlwinds.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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