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"I have to import from overseas," 23-year-old Dinh, who only gave one name, explained over the whir of heavy machinery.

From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025

Overhead, the whir of drones is constant—as many as 10 Russian craft for every Ukrainian one, according to Ukrainian troops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

“It’s dramatically different,” Ortíz said, the desert silent except for the crunch of his footsteps in the sand and the whir of a Border Patrol helicopter overhead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2025

A whir of arms, a flick of his wrist, and the ball has hit you before you know it.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

His mind, which had been so quiet all day, began to whir with the thoughts of all the bad things he’d done.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Machinery whirs loudly as a rare-earth mixture is bathed in hydrochloric acid and gradually separated into pure oxides that can be shipped to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

And you certainly wouldn’t expect the 74-year-old Rinaudo seated at a century-old instrument, yanking pull-cords and pushing pedals while the machine in front of him whirs and whistles to a rag-timey tune.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

The plane’s propeller whirs, and Snoopy’s head swings around, up and down, scanning for any sign of his German foe.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023

Sixteen men sit side by side on the cement floor, damp is seeping through the walls, a single fan whirs behind the cell bars, and there is one toilet behind a low wall.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023

It whirs on the floor, in the corner, its blades encased in grille- work.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The siblings’ all-day play in the backyard took on a spinning, rapturous dimension from the swarms of insects that whirred around and above them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Pasta sauces found richness from cannellini beans or chickpeas, whirred until smooth.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026

Machines beeped and whirred as my husband laid on the hospital bed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

Tens of thousands of pounds were donated to help relatives, mountains of flowers and teddy bears were laid in tribute and community groups whirred into action to provide support for those on the ground.

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2023

My crush on Matt grew until I could not take the pressure that whirred inside me every time I saw him in algebra.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

He said those provide enough power to keep fries frozen and fans whirring as long as they are switched out every five hours or so.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Rising equity prices have also kept the spending machine whirring when it comes to artificial-intelligence hyperscalers’ capital investments.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026

A few scenes later, a pelican switches on a cotton candy machine with its bill, sending hot sugar whirring through the air — seriously — and I nearly applauded in delight.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

A Northern California city sent out police drones whirring 400 feet in the air this Fourth of July to hunt for people setting off illegal fireworks, and issued more than $300,000 in fines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

All the way down the river with the rain lashing my face and blurring my eyes until I saw a whirring ambulance light at the landing in the distance.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings