careen

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Then, one of the lights morphed into the looming shape of a helicopter, careening into view and growing larger.

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He careens down the sheet of ice at 50 miles per hour, uses one of the final turns as a launchpad, flies out of the bob run and over a ski chalet to safety.

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Since the wreckage of the 2007-09 recession, when the Dow careened below 6600, the American economy has zoomed past its rich counterparts to become far larger than that of the European Union.

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But Vonn careened into the fence last Friday and revealed on Tuesday that she had torn the ACL in her left knee—the one that wasn’t surgically repaired.

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The cat was careening around the table, stepping on people's plates and knocking over glasses.

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