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rotate

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




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That could rotate plenty of borrowers into a more favorable “band” that gets them lower upfront fees and better borrowing rates.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Earth does not rotate at a perfectly constant rate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

As investors rotate out of artificial-intelligence stocks, Berkshire Hathaway shares have risen 5% over the past month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

But when investors get nervous about the outlook of the artificial-intelligence trade or the health of the economy, they often rotate into defensive sectors, such as consumer staples.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 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

The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes is a job for the World Meteorological Organization, which rotates them out every six years and retires them after a given storm causes too much destruction.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

Earth rotates much more slowly than a gas giant such as Saturn.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

SGX’s derivatives platform is deepening as a regional risk management venue as macroeconomic risks increase and capital rotates to Asia, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Our reality rotates ninety degrees, and we fall toward the window.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Measurements from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in 2007 indicated that the asteroid's surface warmed and cooled rapidly as it rotated through sunlight and darkness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Investors rotated instead into “Magnificent Seven” stocks, with Meta and Microsoft gaining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

USA international Coffey, one of their most crucial midfielders, has featured in every game but has only played 90 minutes once as Jeglertz has rotated effectively.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The ceremony has rotated among the four broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Cramped and soaked in sweat, they rotated every hour.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Among the fastest rotating objects examined, a complete rotation took between 0.5 and 5 seconds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The 42-year-old from Swansea said she was brought up to have "a rotating pantry" to give herself a safeguard for emergencies, including growing her own food and preserving it.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The course has since expanded to a rotating cast of Harvard’s loftiest faculty members, each of whom lead two lectures and a weekly seminar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Beneath rotating wind turbines on Sri Lanka's Mannar peninsula, a fishing net is hauled up the beach by tractor winches and 20 men, but once again the catch is meagre.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Four huge screens hung above the stage, rotating flashing psychedelic images, but about halfway through the song I just closed my eyes and leaned back, pounding the killer rhythms on my gut.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx


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