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twiddled

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past tense of twiddle

as in rotated

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For most of the history of these tours, Ringo rotated in a new crew of All Starrs every time out.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Using a technique called principal component analysis, the team examined subtle brightness changes taking place as SIMP 0136 rotated, distilling down a complicated dataset into a few patterns responsible for most of the variation.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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In the book, Lucy and Mina, the two main female characters caught up in the web of horror spun by the terrifying Transylvanian count Dracula, stand out as strong, intelligent and courageous.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Wilson wrapped up and spun Mateer on a quarterback sack, the ball coming loose again, with Cole opportunistically on the spot to scoop up the fumble and return it 23 yards to the Oklahoma 11.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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Rumors have swirled about their eyeing production jobs at Netflix and Sony.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
The brand’s Classic Pecan Pie Ice Cream combines rich brown sugar ice cream with roasted pecans and, of course, pieces of flaky pie crust swirled with a pecan pie filling.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

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The Bombers took care of the BoSox in last year’s Wild Card when Cam Schlittler twirled eight scoreless innings and struck out 12 against his hometown team in a do-or-die Game 3, his postseason debut.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Ornate crystal fixtures illuminated the grand ballroom as dancers in Prohibition-era attire twirled to the music.

— Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

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The designer pivoted from the vertiginous styles featured in the two previous collection to styles intended to transition easily from day to night, made with a playful and girly sensibility.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
She’s pivoted through the various mediums within social media and just writing on the internet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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In December of that year, Officer Andy Ornelas, 27, was struck in Palmdale after a driver swung from the right shoulder to make a U-turn and ended up directly in his path.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Finally patrolman Williams, during a smooth sea, rushed down the beach and with a hand-line swung a line over her bow.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Anyone who could look Bob Dylan dead in the eyes as a 10-year-old and sing one of his most famous songs, as film cameras rolled, is no stranger to pressure.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
South Carolina visited last week, and Alabama rolled to a 31-point victory.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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