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whirlwind

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


NOUN
mass of rapidly rotating air
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A whirlwind nine days followed, with Williams saying she "had nothing to prove" and that the main motivation was the prospect of her daughters seeing her play.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

For Maurer, then an analyst at Soleil Securities, it was a whirlwind IPO period.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

The 2026 gubernatorial contest has been an undulating, unpredictable whirlwind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

It’s easy to assume that today’s whirlwind of disruptive tech—robo-cars, AI, brain implants and more—is jolting American society as never before.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Dried leaves encircled his body as if blown by a great whirlwind.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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