spin·out
ˈspin-ˌau̇t 
: a rotational skid by an automobile that usually causes it to leave the roadway
spun out; spinning out; spins out
: to make a rotational skid in an automobile
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Angelica Mari, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Slick conditions also wreaked havoc in Minnesota where nearly 400 crashes and more than 300 spinouts have occurred since Sunday, according the Minnesota State Patrol.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Take Polestar, the EV spinout of Swedish carmaker Volvo, which delivers one of the most convincing rivals to Tesla, and (most importantly as a reluctant Tesla owner myself) a way to ‘go green’ without lining Elon Musk’s pocket.
—Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
Frequency Therapeutics, an MIT spinout, is looking for new ways to reverse hearing loss.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 May 2022
Early last week, the buzzy social network Bluesky—a onetime Twitter spinout that’s soaking up many refugees from the cesspit now known as X—finally started letting people in without invitations.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
Caltrans officials in Sacramento were urgently watching conditions on Interstate 80 and Highway 50 as spinouts began tying up traffic Friday night.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024
The California Highway Patrol said numerous spinouts and collisions forced an hourslong closure of Interstate 80 from west of Truckee, California to the state line west of Reno.
—Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
Among them is General Catalyst, which on Sunday announced a health business spinout with plans to buy a health system of its very own.
—Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 8 Oct. 2023
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Spirit, which used to be a division of Boeing until it was spun out in 2005, has been in negotiations to rejoin its former parent company.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 May 2024
Dozens of cars spun out, and the CHP put chain controls on Interstate 80 until the blizzard passed.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
Harrison Burton gets loose and spins out in the back of the field.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Hamlin and Buescher were dueling 1-2 for most of the third stage before Kyle Busch spun out on lap 260 of 267, creating the green-white-checker overtime.
—Randy Covitz, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
What has that been like, to watch this heartfelt moment between you and Q get spun out into a meme?
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Already near the end of her rope, Gayle Rankin’s coarse, determined Sally Bowles tries desperately to keep from spinning out before coming completely and furiously unraveled (the actor’s eviscerating performance of the title song is destined to become the stuff of you-had-to-see-her lore).
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
The songs on Tortured Poets, most of which are mid- or uptempo ballads spun out in the gossamer style that's defined Swift's confessional mode since Folklore, build a closed universe of private and even stolen moments, inhabited by only two people, Swift and a man.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Noun
Additionally, Suzano invests in startups and spinouts in areas such as agtech and forest tech, novel biomass applications, carbon removal, and sustainable packaging solutions under Suzano Ventures, the firm's $70 million corporate venture capital arm.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Slick conditions also wreaked havoc in Minnesota where nearly 400 crashes and more than 300 spinouts have occurred since Sunday, according the Minnesota State Patrol.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Take Polestar, the EV spinout of Swedish carmaker Volvo, which delivers one of the most convincing rivals to Tesla, and (most importantly as a reluctant Tesla owner myself) a way to ‘go green’ without lining Elon Musk’s pocket.
—Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
Frequency Therapeutics, an MIT spinout, is looking for new ways to reverse hearing loss.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 May 2022
Early last week, the buzzy social network Bluesky—a onetime Twitter spinout that’s soaking up many refugees from the cesspit now known as X—finally started letting people in without invitations.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
Caltrans officials in Sacramento were urgently watching conditions on Interstate 80 and Highway 50 as spinouts began tying up traffic Friday night.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024
The California Highway Patrol said numerous spinouts and collisions forced an hourslong closure of Interstate 80 from west of Truckee, California to the state line west of Reno.
—Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
Among them is General Catalyst, which on Sunday announced a health business spinout with plans to buy a health system of its very own.
—Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 8 Oct. 2023
Verb
Isomorphic Labs, which was spun out of Google DeepMind, has also begun using the system internally to speed its efforts to discover new drugs.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Spirit, which used to be a division of Boeing until it was spun out in 2005, has been in negotiations to rejoin its former parent company.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 May 2024
Dozens of cars spun out, and the CHP put chain controls on Interstate 80 until the blizzard passed.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
Harrison Burton gets loose and spins out in the back of the field.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Hamlin and Buescher were dueling 1-2 for most of the third stage before Kyle Busch spun out on lap 260 of 267, creating the green-white-checker overtime.
—Randy Covitz, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
What has that been like, to watch this heartfelt moment between you and Q get spun out into a meme?
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Already near the end of her rope, Gayle Rankin’s coarse, determined Sally Bowles tries desperately to keep from spinning out before coming completely and furiously unraveled (the actor’s eviscerating performance of the title song is destined to become the stuff of you-had-to-see-her lore).
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
The songs on Tortured Poets, most of which are mid- or uptempo ballads spun out in the gossamer style that's defined Swift's confessional mode since Folklore, build a closed universe of private and even stolen moments, inhabited by only two people, Swift and a man.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
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