rotate
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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
Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is unique in that it is a 72 mph ride with vehicles created to rotate 360 degrees through multiple inversions.
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
Use your computer mouse to rotate each image, or even zoom in for a closer look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Their days off rotate during the week, and when they don’t go to work, they sleep late.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The LRO, in service since 2009, circles the Moon from pole to pole every two hours while the Moon rotates underneath it.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
"By carefully tracking the direction the radio waves and X-rays oscillate as the magnetar rotates, the team found that the alignment of 1E1547's magnetic and rotational poles were ideal for detecting vacuum birefringence."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 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
Rae rotates in her seat to look at me.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to extend its record highs as investors rotated away from chip stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
Tongue took one wicket in two matches and was expensive at Lord's, conceding 43 runs from five overs, while Mahmood took 2-52 in Cardiff but was rotated out for Tongue for the series finale.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
My teacher rotated the arm and shoulder outward as he pushed, trying to coax the shoulder back into place.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
The rotating troops were equipped with standard electronic-warfare and counterdrone systems, according to an Army official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Many households on the Caribbean island have been split into two groups - with each having their water supply shut off for 48 hours on a rotating basis.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
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
A circumplanetary disk is the rotating collection of material around a young planet from which moons can form.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Hollister indicated a rotating fan that rattled in the corner.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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