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carousel

[kar-uh-sel, kar-uh-sel] / ˌkær əˈsɛl, ˈkær əˌsɛl /
NOUN
merry-go-round
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The first photo in the carousel showed the happy couple grinning from ear-to-ear as Owens signed his contract, while other snaps documented their tour of the facility, including an impressive indoor training area.

From MarketWatch Mar. 24, 2026

When her suitcase did not arrive on the baggage carousel, Rosie and Tina, the Danish friend she had travelled with, say they informed staff at the airport and spoke to lost property.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2026

It showed a half-dozen upright missiles moving along the tracked carousel in a cavernous tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

The British capital will once again host its Autumn/Winter fashion week from Thursday to Monday, after New York's bonanza and before the catwalk carousel moves to Milan and Paris.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

I think it was while on that carousel that I knew I once more had a father to protect me.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

His videos are bite-sized and have the professional look of being made in a podcast studio, and the other posts have simple graphics and text broken up for easily digestible carousels.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

The show’s minimalism extends to its set by Soutra Gilmour: two oversize piles of luggage on a turntable—conceptually clever even if it may trigger unpleasant memories of long, foot-tapping waits at airport carousels.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

If you want to see her character’s influence, take a scroll through some Instagram carousels while hungover on November 1.

From Salon Oct. 23, 2025

They paint fractional ownership as just one more scheme for converting neighborhood homes into vacation carousels for rich people who flit in and out with no real stake in a community.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2023

“I’ve decided baggage carousels are a perfect metaphor for life,” Olly says from atop the edge of a nonmoving one.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon



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