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whipping

[hwip-ing, wip-] / ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp- /


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This process, known as superradiance, has been compared to whipping cream into butter.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Newspapers and legacy media also played their part in whipping up outrage by inviting comments on negative articles about politicians, Galpin added, which in turn created a norm in social media.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Magyar’s team feared the tactic risked whipping up hostility toward the candidate now traveling with scant security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Upbeat Midwestern activists withstood whipping winds to form a line of protesters stretching nearly three blocks of Burlington Avenue in Hastings, Neb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Line’s whipping out like he’s running clear across the ocean.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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