spiraled

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The United States Coast Guard, working alongside Navy and local responders, rescued seven people and a dog trapped by rising waters — one of many scenes that highlighted how quickly conditions spiraled.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

A snowball fight that spiraled in a blizzard isn’t one of them.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Paez, who left Venezuela several years ago as inflation spiraled and crime spiked, has grandchildren in Spain and said he would be loath to leave them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

It bottomed out to an all-time low of 50 in June 2022, when inflation spiraled shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Suddenly she spread her wings, was lifted by an updraft of wind, and spiraled skyward on a warm thermal.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George