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whirlwind

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


NOUN
mass of rapidly rotating air
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It began a whirlwind that included more than 65 TV interviews and dozens upon dozens of text messages and phone calls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

That wryly ironic, quietly devastating and now-famous monologue, scored with Iggy Pop’s mad rush of a punk anthem, “Lust for Life,” sets off a cinematic whirlwind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

For all the policy ground the two sides have to cover, Trump's visit will be a whirlwind tour, with meetings and events set for Thursday and Friday.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

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

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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