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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

An elite dinghy racer in his youth, he gave the Cup a whirl in 1974 on Mariner, a vessel he claimed would be an innovative breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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

I whirl around to ask them why are they messing with me, but when I see Angie, my mouth just drops open like I’m in the doctor’s office and he wants me to say ahhhhhhh.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

"The fire whirls burned the oil about 40 percent faster, cut soot emissions by 40 percent, and achieved up to 95 percent fuel consumption efficiency compared to in-situ fire tests," Oran said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

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

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

Little whirls of frozen dust eddied about Francie’s feet.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

"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

A back-and-forth game was tilting in UCLA’s direction with 2:42 to go after Clark whirled a cross-court pass to a wide-open Lazar Stefanovic, whose three-pointer pushed the Bruins into a 61-59 lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025

In gigantic machine rooms, turbines whirled around the clock.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 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

She whirled on me, full of gleeful triumph.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

But under million-dollar luxury apartments chilled by whirling air conditioners, tenants in one of Seoul's last shanty towns suffer headaches in the savage heat.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Skacel, the whirling dervish, in his pomp, skipping past defenders and rifling shots past goalkeepers, the little wonder tearing it up.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

The director typically makes it into a carnival ride, a whirling montage that turns smoke-choked ’70s Vegas into heaven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 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

He was whirling around like a carnival ride.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli


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