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whirl

[hwurl, wurl] / ʰwɜrl, wɜrl /






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But succumbing to the siren song of salt, I left my packed lunch at home to give it a whirl and find out what regularly eating too much salt is doing to our health.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Keck Education Center, which will be overrun by excitable children who will get a big kick out of the fountain’s inviting whirl and swirl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

They whirl, bounce, and collide within their confined space like loose change shaking violently in a machine, moving so quickly and unpredictably that standard scientific tools have struggled to track them.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026

During a whirl of recent diplomatic engagements, Takaichi played K-pop on the drums with South Korea's president and snapped selfies with Italy's prime minister, casting herself as hard-working, relatable and a symbol of change.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

My fist goes up instinctively, and I whirl around to see him standing behind me in the hallway, turned as if headed to his room.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

A better understanding of how fire whirls form and behave could help engineers develop more efficient combustion systems and improve efforts to predict and manage wildfires.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

"Fire whirls are incredibly powerful, and can be incredibly beneficial," Oran said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

One of the most promising advantages of fire whirls is speed.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

He stamps his feet, whirls his arms and screams at whichever referee is unlucky enough to be within earshot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

John whirls to face me when Mom is gone.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

"When I left, I left with nothing," he told AFP, as waiters whirled past carrying steaming plates of traditional Syrian fare.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

When Audrey Flanagan saw the last ball land softly on the opposite side of the net, she whirled around and hugged her partner Giselle Yau, partly in joy and partly in relief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

Faint noises from boat engines whirled in the air.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters on Thursday as forecasters warned it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Principal Butler whirled around, but by the time she looked at him, Adam was walking off the stage with his head down.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

"We opened two containers every day in the yard," he said, sitting in his office beside a whirling fan.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

Distressing images thunder into her head uninvited, whirling around and around until she feels like she is drowning in them.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Jareth peeks at her from between the masked dancers whirling around her, hiding and seeking, smiling gently, for once, as “As the World Falls Down” lilts behind the action.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

I loved watching the fallen leaves billow up from the road in great whirling circles as I drove by.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Silence except for crickets signaling, firewood snapping and popping, wind whirling and brushing bushes and leaves.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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