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rotate

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




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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

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

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

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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