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rotate

[roh-tayt, roh-tayt] / ˈroʊ teɪt, roʊˈteɪt /




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When a weak magnetic field is applied, the polarization of those nuclear spins begins to rotate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

G-20 summits rotate each year among the 20 member nations, of which Russia is one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

When discussing Microsoft in a follow-up email, Reyna wrote that “even an established AI leader can rotate out as the methodology responds to changing fundamentals, valuation, momentum, and other factors.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Clubs tend to rotate in this competition anyway, so the games still go ahead even if league games are postponed.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Each turn required me to rotate my whole body, EVA suits being what they are.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Switzerland's presidency rotates annually among the seven members of the government, called the Federal Council, of which Parmelin, 66, was the longest-serving minister.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes is a job for the World Meteorological Organization, which rotates them out every six years and retires them after a given storm causes too much destruction.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

SGX’s derivatives platform is deepening as a regional risk management venue as macroeconomic risks increase and capital rotates to Asia, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

When the market rotates, everything you own falls at once.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

I take in the full landscape as it rotates, committing the terrain to my memory.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The ceremony has rotated among the four broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

While the trio have been named in the Test squad, they may be rotated in favour of Baker, Essex pace bowler Sam Cook and Derbyshire spinner Shoaib Bashir.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Buyer demand dried up and institutional capital rotated to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

It also briefly emerged last fall, as investors rotated away from tech and into stocks that had been lagging behind.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Looking up at the ceiling, she rotated her raw, burning joints and gave a sigh of contentment.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

As a result, Microsoft is rotating people through more areas of the company faster, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Campbell said they’ve been rotating out of U.S. utilities and into regional European players.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Four larger cylinders were positioned on a rotating carousel in a configuration resembling four candlesticks on an old-fashioned chandelier.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

In rotating, players are encouraged to maintain the side's shape by swapping zones with their team-mates – filling gaps as they arise.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

They took on a rotating variety of chores such as gardening and soap-making.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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