rotate

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More than a century ago, Albert Einstein and Wander Johannes de Haas demonstrated that changing the magnetization of a material could physically cause it to rotate.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Inside a clean, cavernous production hall, the workers rotate through different work stations, sometimes working near robots that handle delicate, high-precision tasks like fitting dozens of tiny steering thrusters into a missile’s nose.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“Retail investors today should be thinking the way institutions do, which is be more active, rotate and don’t be afraid to be concentrated in areas of strength,” Ghabour said.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

With six first-class hundreds, Ahmed is an ideal number eight, meaning England would never have to worry about the tail-end batting as they rotate their seamers.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

These “Kerr” black holes rotate at a constant rate, their size and shape depending only on their mass and rate of rotation.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking