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vortex

[vawr-teks] / ˈvɔr tɛks /
NOUN
whirling mass of water
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Denford’s mission is to interrupt the spinning vortex of negativity in which the world is caught by redirecting our energy instead of contributing one more fiery rebuttal to sexist idiocy.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

While conducting research in the Prussian state archives in Berlin in the 1990s, he chanced upon the details of a “small vortex of turbulence” in Königsberg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The magnons transfer some of their energy to the vortex core, causing it to move in a tiny circular path around its center.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Even when users try to escape this vortex of pessimism, they'll struggle.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

My foot banged up against the skirting board, my hand shook itself out and my brain went into a whirling vortex of bad feelings.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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