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[twist] / twɪst /






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The first clone of Gem Twist, Gemini, was born in 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The second is the Treasury issuing bills to fund a buyback of longer issues, which is directionally similar to the Fed’s Operation Twist in 2011 and 2012.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The stars of the show become more than the performers, who are all capable of spectacle, but also Basil Twist, he of the puppetry and fantastical sets, and choreographer Ann Yee.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

"Anyone who believes that Athens is in Germany, Oliver Twist is a season of the year, and America is a city, it doesn't really bother me those comments," Smith said in his pre-match news conference.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

The novelist Charles Dickens felt Malthus depicted poor people as less than human; in novels such as Oliver Twist, he sought to remedy that, making poor people well-rounded main characters.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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