spin

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It wants to have debt-to-earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of about 2.5 times one year on from the spin.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

"Together, they efficiently confine and enhance the twisting of light to create a strong coupling of spin between photons and electrons. This stabilizes the quantum state that makes quantum communication possible."

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

As the legend goes, tourists in Milan who grind their heels on the bull's testicles and spin in place three times are guaranteed good fortune and are destined to return.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Pattie Gonia said in a video that the company “cherry picks a few examples of playful parody and fan art and tries to spin those into some kind of vast use of their logo.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“A good kind … magic that makes good things. You see, my daughter here—she’s not just a beauty, she’s talented too—spins with a touch of magic. She can spin straw into gold!”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff