rotate
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Ukraine also accused Russian forces of using the humanitarian ceasefire to strengthen their military positions, rotate units and deliver ammunition.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
An additional aircraft carrier strike group and Marine expeditionary unit are also poised to join an armada of roughly 20 other warships operating in the Middle East next month, although some ships could rotate out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
Mark followed just as the landing pad above him started to rotate, the bushes and earth and small trees heading back toward the sky.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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Sarah Helzer, the team’s alternate candidate, rotates between stations to learn each of her teammates’ techniques, so she can be prepared to take over in case of an emergency or injury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Keeping the head steady while the rest of the body rotates may help the animals maintain control and navigate effectively during their rapid escapes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
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
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
Then DC rotates around and follows a red line over to a small cylinder.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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AI bellwethers like Korean and Japanese semiconductor plays recoiled as traders rotated into consumer and internet plays listed in Hong Kong and China.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Broader markets performed better as investors rotated into other sectors including finance and manufacturing names.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
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
Theagreement replaces the "Wheel Deal" system, which rotated the gala among major networks like ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Because no one could be expected to endure these perils for long, men were rotated on a regular schedule whenever possible.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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The bloc's rotating chair will at the end of this year pass from the Philippines to Singapore, a city-state analysts say opposes normalising Myanmar ties.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Working with his HR partner, Melissa Kremer, he said, “we had multiple internal candidates that we were rotating into different roles so the board could see them in different enterprise leadership positions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Each year the assignments differ according to the tastes and interests of its rotating faculty lineup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
This represents the first demonstration of a molecular motor that is driven by electrical current, firmly connected to two metal electrodes, and capable of rotating in a controllable direction.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
It was a low, white building painted with Dalmatian spots and a rotating sign out front shaped like a dog bone.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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