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rotate

[roh-teyt, roh-teyt] / ˈroʊ teɪt, roʊˈteɪt /




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But fewer matches in other competitions does mean a team can rotate less, often have a full week of preparation between games and be less susceptible to injuries.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The Sun has differential rotation, meaning that different latitudes rotate at different speeds.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

The agency, based between New York and Los Angeles, often serves clients who rotate across their five to 10 homes, with full staff at each property.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

And because the cars can rotate 360 degrees, Universal can in theory direct rider yells away from the studio below and the neighborhood nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Each turn required me to rotate my whole body, EVA suits being what they are.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Traditionally, the UN's top job rotates between different regions.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

When the market rotates, everything you own falls at once.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

For instance, G 203-47's red dwarf rotates once every 100 or so days, but orbits its white dwarf every 14.9 days, meaning they are not tidally synced.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Unlike Earth, it is tidally locked, meaning it rotates once on its axis in exactly the same amount of time it takes to orbit its star.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Rae rotates in her seat to look at me.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

Boss Didier Deschamps stuck with Ballon d'Or holder Ousmane Dembele on the right and rotated Barcola and Doue, with both men starting four of France's eight World Cup matches, but never in the same game.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Researchers have developed a way to make twisted oxide materials over much larger areas while maintaining precise control over how their layers are rotated.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

I rotated among brands to lessen the likelihood that these additives would heavily influence my results.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

European stocks added to a clutch of record highs in the last session, as investors rotated out of under-fire chip stocks and toward more defensive sectors on the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

He took them off and rotated the lenses while Spurge fiddled with the box.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

Many households on the Caribbean island have been split into two groups - with each having their water supply shut off for 48 hours on a rotating basis.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

He is now starting a new role as a rotating anchor on two of Fox’s local L.A. news stations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

The researchers could also change the direction of that current by rotating the polarization of the two optical fields, which describes the direction in which the light waves oscillate.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Investors have responded by rotating into other areas of the market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

For the past three weeks, since we arrived in Lahore, we’ve been rotating through our relatives’ homes for lunch, chai—which basically turns into a second lunch—and dinner.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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