whisk
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Thirty-one days can whisk by in a flash.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Shuttle buses will then whisk them roughly 25 miles to the airport, where they will be dropped off beyond the security checkpoint, avoiding crowded parking lots, chaotic curbsides and flight check-in queues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
If you don’t want to paint, watching Ross whisk landscape masterpieces into being within 30 minutes, exercising a sorcerer’s assuredness, is diversion enough.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
Heels click on cracked paving stones as fantastically long-limbed men and women practice moves they hope will whisk them away from South Sudan, one of the fashion world's favourite scouting locations.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
I strap the bag with the whisk brooms and the batteries onto the back of Uncle Drum’s old bike.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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High-end taxi company Wheely whisks its celebrity and business clientele around in unmarked vehicles and makes its drivers sign nondisclosure agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Addison Rae is a student of pop, and Headphones On is her master thesis – a hymn to music that whisks you away from the world for three minutes of distracted, hypnotic solace.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
When Rickey shows up unexpectedly in the couple’s backyard, it’s not long before he whisks Glenn away on a trip at Rosie’s behest.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
“Black Twitter’ whisks the viewer through roughly 15 years of Black Twitter highlights, with commentators including comedian Baratunde Thurston, author and cultural critic Roxane Gay, and journalist Wesley Lowery, who offer analysis and personal recollection.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
August walks to the velvet curtain and whisks it aside.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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For instance, Eatrenalin at Germany’s Europa-Park, a dining room-meets-ride where participants are whisked around the space on trackless “floating chairs,” has just received a coveted Michelin star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Coverage of the foodstuffs whisked into MSG includes photo evidence of eggs, bell peppers, oranges and arugula.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Later, when Bond is whisked to Vietnam, the orchestra swells with suave panache, immersing you in the action before 007 has even uttered a quip.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Three evacuees were whisked away from the ship on Wednesday when it anchored off Cape Verde and a fourth landed on Thursday in Amsterdam, said the vessel's operator, Netherlands-based Oceanwide Expeditions.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Cat cracked eggs like Daddy had taught her, then whisked.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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Ms. Bush makes some rookie errors: She forgoes whisking dry ingredients separately from the wet, doesn’t let the steaming butter cool before mixing, and is too quick to take the pan out of the oven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
So does whisking together a vinaigrette, simmering a stock or spending an afternoon fussing over a sauce that nobody asked you to make.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
His co-accused continues to try to console him and Varley said: "They'll be whisking me away for neglect."
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Before whisking the phone away from a teen who’s too absorbed in their screen, ask what they’re trying to distract themselves from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
“What kind of question is that?” she said, and went back to whisking the gravy in the fragrant, smoking pan.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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