rotate
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Scientists can rotate that electron beam by adjusting the polarization of the two phase-coherent optical fields.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
As winds rotate in a clockwise direction around high pressure, this will result in a northerly airflow pushing across the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
When his team tried to rotate out after its two-week mission, they were denied permission.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Many freelancers rotate in these weekly assignments, and we probably won’t see them again this summer.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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It’s about the fact that the Lotus’s polar axis runs exactly through the driver’s inboard hip, so that the machine rotates around them and not some invisible pivot point, just off-center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 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
There, a gas giant about 7 times the mass of Jupiter rotates six times faster than a brown dwarf companion that is roughly 24 times Jupiter's mass.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
I take in the full landscape as it rotates, committing the terrain to my memory.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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It also briefly emerged last fall, as investors rotated away from tech and into stocks that had been lagging behind.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 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
He started 37 league matches and only failed to do so once, when Forest heavily rotated before a Europa League semi-final against Aston Villa at the start of May.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Father told me it was once the home of the astronomer Copernicus, who proved that the earth rotated around the sun.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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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 Einstein Tower in Potsdam, Germany, is a typical astronomical observatory, a rotating dome lifted above the treetops—at least when viewed from a distance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Instead, money is rotating out of the most crowded corners of the market and into sectors including healthcare, financials and select megacap tech companies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Burundi, which holds the rotating African Union presidency, nominated Sall earlier this year for the UN secretary-general position.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
He and Alec ran the last few steps, reaching the side of the rotating section of ground at the point of the pivot, only having to jump a couple of feet to safety.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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