somersaults

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More importantly, she knows each kid’s skills and learning style — and she will turn somersaults to tailor programs to fit, even if that requires bucking the rule books.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2023

In China, the extremely agile Zhou Quan set a record for the highest number of consecutive leg full twist back somersaults, managing 11 in a row.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

Freddie Thomas has been working in the Russ Building’s lobby security for more than 15 years through many of the city’s previous economic somersaults.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Waiting outside the train station to meet their birth mother for the first time, Neil's stomach is doing nervous somersaults.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023

There were dizzy bees and bow-tied fruit flies turning somersaults and humming in the air.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros