rotate
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But fewer matches in other competitions does mean a team can rotate less, often have a full week of preparation between games and be less susceptible to injuries.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Their results also offer broader insight into how moving fluids push, twist, and rotate physical structures.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 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
The new process helps the cube rotate more smoothly—and keeps the price under $10.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Then with a slight rasp of his canvas skin, he turns his head to me, and his blue button eyes rotate slightly, like binoculars seeking focus.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Traditionally, the UN's top job rotates between different regions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 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
Sprouting eyes, wings, beaks, the slender monolith seemingly rotates and billows as it rises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
He holds the chain by one end and the gleaming gold disc rotates slowly, catching the light of the fluorescent bulbs.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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
I rotated among brands to lessen the likelihood that these additives would heavily influence my results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
They recorded how the sprinklers rotated, observed the water moving both inside and outside the devices, and measured the torque or twisting force produced when the sprinklers were prevented from turning.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 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
I rotated my rope belt so that the tassels faced forward.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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
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
Many traditional lidar systems use a large rotating unit to direct light pulses across a scene.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Professor Trelawney was staring into the teacup, rotating it counterclockwise.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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