rotation
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U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday, but investors were treated to another round of rotation action.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
The index was helped by a rotation out of tech as Nike added 4.2% while McDonald’s gained 3.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Its red dwarf takes more than 100 days to complete one rotation, even though it circles the white dwarf every 14.9 days.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
It happens through a combination of eddies, mixing, rotation and friction close to land.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Moreover, its size and shape would depend only on its mass and rate of rotation, and not on the nature of the body that had collapsed to form it.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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Others may have interacted for a shorter period and with less force, leaving their rotations unsynchronized.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Positional rotations in the wide triangles for Tuchel were supposed to be the key attacking tactic England were to lean on throughout the tournament.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
During takeoff, jet engines must withstand temperatures exceeding 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, while enduring rapid rotations and intense pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Officials in Hangzhou said after the holiday that the machines will be integrated into regular duty rotations.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
And in this past day, Christmas Eve, while the clock made two complete rotations of its own, I watched over three tiny creatures whose lungs struggled like the flat, useless wings of butterflies prematurely emerged.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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