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Recent Examples of whorlThis action stirs up sediments and millimeter-scale organisms like brine shrimp and mayfly larvae, and generates miniature tornado-like whorls that spiral upward.—New Atlas, 15 May 2025 Other rare finds at the site include a small bronze panther, a mosaic glass spindle whorl, and a tuff — or rock — votive, according to the release.—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025 Parents often look down at the whorl on the top of their children’s heads and wonder what, exactly, is going on inside.—Janet Manley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025 But in Chile 28 percent of kids had a counterclockwise whorl.—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for whorl
Raw, sweaty, and steeped in debauchery, the track chronicles a spiral of booze, heartbreak, and nights lost in a haze of resistol fumes, all layered with his signature gritty rap flow.
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Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
So naturally, hitting my seventh shot from the fairway sparked a spiral.
But if the exponential curves falter, the bets—which now entangle most of the world’s most valuable companies—might cost a lot more than one company, and threaten the entire economy.
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
For those who are more into curves than angles, the Bialetti Moon takes all the functional elements of the moka stovetop espresso maker and subdues them with a rounded stainless steel silhouette.
Truly, the gadget is that girl — capable of smoothing, de-frizzing, and adding effortless bounce to your locks while granting damage-free curls thanks to Shark’s Coanda technology (which automatically wraps strands around the barrel, saving you the time and hassle of DIYing it).
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
The device comes with three attachments, which smooth, curl, and volumize.
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