spinning

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They are also the first large CalMac ships fitted with Voith Schneider propulsor units - spinning blades that hang vertically from a drum - rather than traditional screw propellers.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

A doji and spinning top appeared at the depth of the base in September-October 2023.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

During this active phase, known as a quasar, gas and dust form a spinning disk around the black hole, releasing enormous amounts of energy as it falls inward.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

TAE creates something like a smoke ring of plasma and aims high-powered neutral particle beams at it to heat and stabilize it, spinning the plasma, like keeping a toy top in motion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

When the last turnip was gone, I tore open Gran’s mattress and started spinning the straw inside.

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