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The spiral is accelerated by crowded trades and herding behavior, such as exchange-traded funds and quantitative trend-following models.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Another image offers a fresh view of the spiral galaxy NGC 4736, better known as Messier 94.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026

By making a relatively small-time conspiracy into a grand cinematic affair, De Palma illustrates just how easily a single evil idea can spiral into catastrophe in seconds.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The kitchen and bedroom of the Kowalskis’ claustrophobic two-room apartment were set against a rear wall of louvered shutters with a second-story wrought-iron balcony reached by a spiral staircase; a streetlamp marked the outdoor scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

No—Josie’s father bent down to look more closely—the back of the drawer had unspooled into a charming spiral of stairs.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Researchers have uncovered a surprising side effect of artificial lighting: ordinary streetlights can lure thousands of tiny land dwelling isopods into giant synchronized "death spirals."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

When Bear begins to pull away from the intense devotion he engineered, Nikki’s behavior spirals out of control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

His all-Oxford intellectual formation comes out of the post-“Great Financial Crisis” macro-finance school that views financial crises as driven by leverage cycles, liquidity spirals and risk-taking channels as much as by the traditional business cycle.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

Etienne Brisson from the Human Line Project says this kind of research is limited and that they had heard from people who'd had mental health spirals on these latest models too.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

We knock into each other, and he spirals away from me, lifting his hands to. his chest and making a face.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Commentators draw parallels with other intractable conflicts, and count the taxpayer money they say has spiraled down the drain.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

A similar reactor project in South Carolina was abandoned in 2017 after costs spiraled past $9 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Fernando Guerra, a political science professor at Loyola Marymount University, said Pratt seems to have tapped into a deep well of discontent among Angelenos who believe that crime and homeless have spiraled out of control.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

A savory, deeply indulgent twist on the cinnamon roll: pillowy brioche spiraled with a silky, peppery cheese filling that melts into something glossy and rich.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

The winged centipede spiraled out the door above the other scrambling creatures.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

When Dean's debts spiralled to unmanageable levels, it was not one single event that had fuelled the crisis, but an accumulation.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

The conflict has since spiralled into Europe's deadliest since World War II.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Talks on ending what has spiralled into Europe's worst conflict since World War II have shown little progress and have been sidelined by the Iran conflict.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

"We need to try to get some control over costs in the Championship which have just spiralled beyond all reason," he told BBC Radio Solent.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

Leo was lashed to the control console, desperately trying to right the ship as they spiralled downward in free fall.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Get some clarity on a wild Supreme Court term: Sometimes the best way to stop spiraling about the news is to debrief with smart friends.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

His beloved Knicks winning the championship, he said, kept him from spiraling over the book.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The long list of spiraling costs includes property taxes, insurance, maintenance and home improvements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

I’m left wondering if this technology is at risk of spiraling out?

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

At my words, Cecilia fell under the spell of the spiraling circles of the earring.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

But many also stayed away, hurting from two wars in less than a year, inflation spiralling at around 80%, and the pain of January's anti-government protests.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

But with key Gulf producers shut out of the global market, pledges to raise output in a bid to ease spiralling prices are unlikely to sway traders.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

While Malta's economy grew 4.0 percent last year, there are concerns the conflict in the Middle East could have an impact on tourism due to spiralling aviation fuel costs, and drive up inflation.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

With a fragile economy and few natural resources, Tuvalu relies on a government trust fund to help foot the spiralling costs of the climate crisis.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

Together they performed the peregrine courtship dance, swooping low, zooming high, then spiralling earthward.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George