wheels

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At its best, the restaurant drama can be sublime, possibly the best thing on TV; but the past two seasons have felt like a wasted opportunity, with the story largely spinning its wheels.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

By the time Hodgson departed the following February, the wheels were already in motion towards the Austrian's appointment.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Brazilian rookie Caio Collet had smashed the right side of his machine into the wall, ripping off two wheels and causing it to catch fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Angular momentum is familiar in everyday life through spinning objects like bicycle wheels or merry-go-rounds, but at the atomic scale it is deeply connected to magnetism.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

The workers had to stop two or three times because the wheels sank into the pavement.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman