spiraling

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From the point of view of an outside observer, the Moon moves in a spiraling motion as a result.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

In this case, the price tag and the fit between Autodesk and MaintainX were enough to send shares spiraling.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Citing concerns of such spiraling violence, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador adopted a “hugs, not bullets” approach to the cartels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Institutional consolidation and retreat, spiraling costs, technological upheaval — they all add to a creeping sense that an era is over, and worse is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The tufty-haired wizard waved his wand high over the heads of Bill and Fleur and a shower of silver stars fell upon them, spiraling around their now entwined figures.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling