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vortex

[vawr-teks] / ˈvɔr tɛks /
NOUN
whirling mass of water
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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

Insufficient airflow control can prevent the vortex from forming, causing the fire to behave more like a conventional burn.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The noise - lasting and deafening - rose up and swirled around like a typhoon, gathering up everybody in its vicinity, delirious Hearts folk thrilled to be sucked into the vortex.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Now it’s, “Hey, you got to reform. You’re going to play Coachella, because you have a song that has 800 million streams,” an insane algorithmic vortex that you cannot control.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Even standing on the far edge of the vortex, you still felt its spin.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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