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vortex

noun as in whirling mass of water

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noun as in whirling mass of air

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At this point, about a third of the way into the book, we enter the vortex that is Patti Smith’s talent and ambition on fire.

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This is a vortex of chaos, and the executor and her lawyer want to suck you in.

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Inside the planet's polar vortex, temperatures drop dramatically -- much colder than the air outside -- and the continuous darkness of the long Martian winter allows ozone levels in the atmosphere to rise sharply.

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Does the notion that everything I buy could — and should — be the “best” version send me down deep research vortexes, hours spent parsing product descriptions and comparing reviews, where superiority is measured mainly by price?

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“Just throw yourself into the vortex,” he says, trying to coax Arisu.

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