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rotate

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




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When his team tried to rotate out after its two-week mission, they were denied permission.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

The shift could be hard to spot at the index level, particularly if investors rotate out of semiconductors and back into shares of the hyperscalers, Pies said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 5, 2026

It's why in recent games, despite the tweaks, we've still seen Mbappe, Olise, Doue, Dembele and Bradley Barcola all rotate across the forward line, playing small-space combinations built on strong on-field understanding rather than patterns.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

U.S. stocks finished mixed as investors cashing out bets on high-flying technology and artificial intelligence companies continued to rotate into beaten-down sectors of the market Wednesday, with marked gains for travel companies and home builders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

She can tilt and rotate it in any direction exactly as if she were holding it in her hand.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Sprouting eyes, wings, beaks, the slender monolith seemingly rotates and billows as it rises.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

As a planet rotates, features in its atmosphere cause subtle broadening in its spectrum.

From Science Daily Jun. 13, 2026

“It’s a good sign that money doesn’t leave the market—it rotates into other areas,” says Keith Lerner, chief investment officer at Truist.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Wang was elected to the City Council in November 2022 and eventually assumed the job of mayor, a position that rotates among the council members.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Everything within the cage rotates slowly, the silver stars sparkling as they catch the light.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

He started 37 league matches and only failed to do so once, when Forest heavily rotated before a Europa League semi-final against Aston Villa at the start of May.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

As investors rotated out of stocks that have been working well this year, they appeared to shift their money into names that had lagged.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

Shares of Arm Holdings continued to fall Wednesday after sinking more than 10% on Tuesday, as investors rotated out of numerous highflying artificial-intelligence names.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

As investors have grown anxious about stretched artificial-intelligence valuations and geopolitical flashpoints, money has rotated into a domestically focused sector with years of underperformance to make up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

When we rotated positions, and I took a turn at goalie, I knew he would try to get even.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Though higher subscription tiers offer some pretty decent perks, like access to a rotating game catalog, unsurprisingly, Sony jacks up the price of this service every year.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Later, physicist Yakov Zel'dovich expanded on this concept, predicting that waves interacting with an object rotating fast enough could also gain energy and become amplified.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The events will take place at Reading's Richfield Avenue and Bramham Park in Leeds between 27 to 30 August, with artists rotating the days they perform.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Networks, which broadcast the show on a rotating basis, often tap stars from their lineups to host the awards show.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

It kept rotating to the grind of the laboring gears, which sounded louder now.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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