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Definition of spin control
: the act or practice of attempting to manipulate the way an event is interpreted by others
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Spinning the Tale of 'Spin Doctor'
Spinning the Tale of 'Spin Doctor'
The spin doctor and pool shark know how to work the angles.
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“Spin control.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spin%20control. Accessed 9 December 2019.
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The first known use of spin control was in 1984
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