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Recent Examples of churnsForecasters are monitoring a busy Atlantic Ocean after Tropical Storm Humberto formed in the Central Tropical Atlantic, as Hurricane Gabrielle churns to the northeast, and a third potential cyclone threatens to follow.—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 As Hurricane Gabrielle churns in the open Atlantic, forecasters are watching two tropical waves that could soon develop – signs the slow hurricane season is beginning to heat up.—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 Beachgoers are being warned to stay off the sand and out of the water as Hurricane Erin churns toward New York, where it is expected to cause dangerous rip currents.—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025 The buck kicks his feet, churns mud, and slings debris skyward.—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024 As Hurricane Milton churns toward Tampa Bay, scientists say the swiftly intensifying storm could bring historic devastation to Florida’s second-largest metropolitan area.—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2024
The lights are dim and jazzy music swirls the intimate crowd.
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Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
But as the trial date approaches and uncertainty swirls over what the lawsuit could mean for the future of stock car racing, many of the team owners expressed a feeling of urgency to see the litigation resolved and indicated the current charter system was vital for their continued existence.
Produced by the Basra Cinema Center, of which Alkadumy is executive director, the film centers on Ahmed, a child with a speech impediment who is continually dismissed during Quranic lessons until defiance stirs within him, setting off a silent confrontation with his authoritative teacher.
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Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
As long as sports remains the straw that stirs TV’s drink, the ad dollars will continue to roll right in.
Max spins Schadenfreude circles around Christian before towing him back to the boat with another Jet Ski.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
Inside the all-glass DJ booth in the center of the room sits a rubber chicken for Steve (Joe Keery) to slap as a sound effect while Robin (Maya Hawke) spins records.
This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.
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