spinning

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On May 1, engineers made another attempt using a combination of steeper drill angles, drill rotation, vibration, and spinning of the drill bit.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Within five milliseconds of that contact, the spinning blade comes to a dramatic brake, and the blade whooshes below the table.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“That’s just absolutely a recipe for people spinning out and doing some things.”

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Disney may end up placating investors by emulating NBCUniversal owner Comcast, which jettisoned its struggling cable assets by spinning out Versant.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

We know Opal will be queen now, and Granny says if you keep spinning for her, it will come to no good—if it hasn’t already.

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