spinning

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In the emergency room, doctors can use a test called the Dix-Hallpike maneuver to diagnose BPPV, by putting the patient into positions that provoke the telltale spinning sensation and eye movements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

If I were spinning at a bar, club or flea market, I’d likely ease into my set with more chill songs before getting into bangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

A weekly double bottom base could be taking shape and bulls would have been confident that selling pressure was abating with the appearance of a couple of spinning tops and a doji candle.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The study also revealed that Cooper pairs in this material behave as if they carry angular momentum, similar to a spinning object.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

I only knew what one looked like because the miller’s daughter had a spinning wheel and she would spin people’s wool for some extra gold or some of their rations.

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