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Recent Examples of twiddleWith her grandson still twiddling his thumbs on the bench, Dolores has now become the main attraction.—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025 But Ragazzi is not the type of man who twiddles his thumbs.—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025 Season 2 stagnated in part because the story involved a whole lot of doing nothing, as the girls in the past wasted away in the barren winter and the women in the present twiddled their thumbs without confronting each other.—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 The elites got out of positions quickly, while retail investors were left twiddling their thumbs and absorbing brutal losses.—Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for twiddle
Delivering an incredible 280 Air Watts of suction through its fifth generation Hyperdymium capable of spinning at 135,000rpm, the flagship model boasts a number of other supporting technologies such as laser dust detection, whole-machine HEPA filtration, and a 70-minute runtime.
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Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Gaudí’s structure is a head-spinning mixture of morphing geometrical forms, many inspired by nature.
Since cable cars can’t reverse, operators must physically turn each car on a revolving wooden turntable at the terminus.
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Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Mid-summer changes to United’s revolving credit facility indicated a switch in strategy, and there was a more aggressive approach in the market following a summit in Iceland between Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox.
He was arrested following a 33-hour manhunt after his parents recognized surveillance images of the suspect released by police and convinced him, with the help of a family friend, to turn himself in.
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Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Also, the tensions between Asuka, Kairi Sane, and Iyo could result in the latter turning heel on Vaquer during or after the match for the vacant WWE Women’s World Championship.
That kind of dexterity is apparent in the footwork, one of those features that can swing matches when the going gets tough.
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Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
After the Blue Jays swung a trade to bring in Shane Bieber at this season's deadline, Edward Eng of FanSided's Jays Journal predicted the team would turn to him as a long-term replacement while letting Max Scherzer walk this winter.
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