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swirl

[swurl] / swɜrl /


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"I know it's the right thing to do but I don't wanna," she repeats, as synths swirl around her.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Bucknor, 63, found himself in another swirl of controversy as the first-base umpire on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In other words, try as best you can to stop the AI panic swirl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Rumors quickly began to swirl about a relationship between Santos-Aviles and Gonzales, and whether there was any connection to her death.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

I fill four pages of sketches until I settle on a painting of a woman with a shaved head dancing in a swirl of fire.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman