merry-go-round
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He became a rare symbol of institutional continuity: A regular bit-part character keeping calm and carrying on during a merry-go-round of political change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
But a "merry-go-round" of referrals, assessments and "hand-offs" - and his autism being used as an "excuse" for past conduct - meant no agency understood the danger he posed.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
When his camera isn’t woozily circling like a merry-go-round, his edginess glints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
I’m not sure how to step off the merry-go-round.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
It made Emma think of a merry-go-round starting up.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Angular momentum is familiar in everyday life through spinning objects like bicycle wheels or merry-go-rounds, but at the atomic scale it is deeply connected to magnetism.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
For years, Scottish football used to look at managerial merry-go-rounds in English football and decry it as a basket case environment, Now, it’s every bit as volatile in this country, if not worse.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
Humans’ love of spinning around in circles, especially during childhood, is evidenced by the enduring popularity of playground merry-go-rounds, revolving fun park rides and the irresistible draw of somersaulting down a hill.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Human children indulge in spinner bowls at playgrounds and in merry-go-rounds, carousels and carnival rides that spin them through the air.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 28, 2023
The red-brick building stood on a vast tract of land with immaculate lawns, athletic fields, swings, merry-go-rounds, an Olympicsized swimming pool, tennis courts and rows of brightly leafed trees.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
