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churning

[chur-ning] / ˈtʃɜr nɪŋ /


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To meet that demand, massive corporate farms also began churning out chicken, lowering the cost of the meat.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

During the library’s Centennial Festival in July, the machine had a consistent wait, churning out 255 figures in a single day.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The tepid performance on the broader market in July actually belies churning beneath the surface.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

LONDON—Britain’s new prime minister arrived in Downing Street last week promising stability for a weary nation bewildered after churning through six leaders in seven years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

When the churning water grabbed him and Carmen and pulled them out to sea?

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

The intensity depends on many factors, including complex churnings in the Earth's core.

From Salon Feb. 9, 2023

She seems to satisfy, to an extreme and unabashed degree, our romantic belief that the pangs of creative production can be traced directly to private churnings of love and loss.

From The New Yorker Jul. 1, 2015

It was an illustration of the many simultaneous churnings that animate India today.

From New York Times Dec. 12, 2013

Evensong belies its title by ascending to multiphonic free jazz with hymnal piano churnings beneath.

From The Guardian Aug. 25, 2011

His mind was a grayness and there were churnings of pain in his stomach.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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