to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly
kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down
Meanwhile, in two of the four cases with moderate bubble size and density, the turbulence in the flow closely followed Kolmogorov’s predictions at small scales for eddies smaller than the size of the bubbles.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Aug. 2025
Environmental groups support paying farmers to leave flood-prone land because floodwater that spreads across farm fields washes fertilizer, pesticides and other chemicals into rivers, causing a range of down-river harms.
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Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
The base then washes the mop with heated water that gradually increases in temperature from 104 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit to specifically target and remove different kinds of dirt and grime.
But another war brought another major change, albeit indirectly; in 1944 Congress created the standard deduction, eager to make life easier for the millions of new taxpayers added to the rolls during World War II.
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Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Remove the sides of the pan, transfer rolls to a plate and sprinkle with cilantro.
Having the most would-be glamorous member of the staff drawn into thinking a photo of Josh Holloway represents her new online boyfriend twists Michael Scott–like behavior into something that feels more keyed into this specific world of small-scale media.
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Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
The coach leaps into the game, twists like a dancer, handballs behind him.
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