vortex
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Even knowing what was happening as the campaign went on, I found it difficult not to get sucked into the vortex.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
The rotating vortex draws in large amounts of oxygen, creating a hotter and more efficient flame.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
The combination creates a vortex effect, which pulls hot ash, embers and debris into a spinning column.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
The Criterion Channel can be a vortex as inescapable as any Ferdinand Magellan encountered during his expedition that first circled the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The entire maintenance compartment had become a vortex of whirling gears that seemed to want to suck Nailer in.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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