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spiral

[spahy-ruhl] / ˈspaɪ rəl /




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Avoiding another wage-price spiral is the central bank’s primary focus, though it has not yet appeared in higher pay demands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

What follows is part comedy and part emotional warfare as two middle-aged friends spiral into a battle of resentment, jealousy and revenge.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Opposition to the facility has combined with long-running anger towards Ruto, and could yet spiral.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Because M88 is viewed at an angle from Earth, the galaxy appears stretched out, with its spiral structure gracefully spreading across space.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Thorn’s father, Leaf Laroux, walked down the floating spiral stairs at the center of the bookshop.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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