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whirlwind

[hwurl-wind, wurl-] / ˈʰwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl- /


NOUN
mass of rapidly rotating air
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On 21 September 2002, Clinton boarded Epstein's private jet, and embarked on a whirlwind tour of African countries with several celebrities, according to flight logs.

From BBC

But just three days later, amid a whirlwind of post show publicity, Rachel went from the "highest of highs" to the "lowest of lows" with the news her mother was dying.

From BBC

He was so dizzy from that whirlwind I had put him through he couldn’t seem to do anything.

From Literature

"It's all a bit of a whirlwind, I took confidence from the individual event and in my head I had to be quite boring and just get the job done."

From BBC

It delves into the couple’s whirlwind romance, the unrelenting paparazzi and public scrutiny, their rumored family tensions and the events that led up to their deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal