as in movements
the act or an instance of changing position
I thought I detected a slight stirring of the leaves, and yet there wasn't a breath of wind
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Recent Examples of stirrings
Still, for all the familiarity and the sturdy nature of the advance, some macro shifts and internal stirrings are worthy of some attention, especially as global tech stocks face a bit of a shakeout overnight Tuesday .
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Founding Fathers will go from the stirrings of revolution to the long and bloody fight for independence, and on into the early years of the American republic.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
Those principles inspired the first stirrings of experimental education in the United States.
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Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
The first stirrings of the heat wave arrived Sunday, toppling daily high temperature records in Redwood City and San Rafael.
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Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
There are already stirrings suggesting that Democrats will try again.
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Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2026
Only a small percentage of Costco’s workforce is unionized, but the company has seen new stirrings of union activity in recent years.
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Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Other indicators do suggest the stirrings of a more pronounced AI effect on jobs.
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Rob Wile,
NBC news,
8 Aug. 2025
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Founding Fathers will go from the stirrings of revolution to the long and bloody fight for independence, and on into the early years of the American republic.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
Those principles inspired the first stirrings of experimental education in the United States.
—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
The first stirrings of the heat wave arrived Sunday, toppling daily high temperature records in Redwood City and San Rafael.
—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
There are already stirrings suggesting that Democrats will try again.
—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2026
Only a small percentage of Costco’s workforce is unionized, but the company has seen new stirrings of union activity in recent years.
—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Other indicators do suggest the stirrings of a more pronounced AI effect on jobs.
—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stirrings
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For the superstar whose private jet is tracked, whose every appearance is documented and whose movements become global headlines within minutes, an arena transformed into a private world may be the closest thing to privacy that money can buy.
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Over a half-century ago, the robotic figures of Pirates were a symbol of Disneyland’s technological ambitions, dazzling audiences with characterized but lifelike movements.
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Michael Tippett, a climate scientist at Columbia University who studies the ties between El Niño and weather patterns, said that on average, there is no strong link between El Niño and shifts in summer weather patterns over the US and Europe.
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But thanks to changing temperatures, animal migration, and shifts in land use, scientists say tick territory is expanding.
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Atlas performed a series of soccer moves developed using a combination of motion retargeting, reinforcement learning and whole-body control.
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Such moves are especially worrisome for Capital Economics, which pointed out that similar selloffs have previously only happened during bear markets like during the Asian financial crisis, the dot-com bubble, and the Great Financial Crisis.
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Disgruntled shareholders rejected the reappointment of one independent board director, and proposed several motions to remove Espinosa as chair of the meeting; one particularly daring investor even proposed bringing Ghosn back as CEO.
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Wipe in circular motions with a lint-free microfiber cloth to loosen grime, then finish with long, horizontal swipes.
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Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
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