somersault
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With her hands steady at the controls, her voice calm as she spoke to mission control, Collins piloted the craft through a slow, graceful somersault.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
Ever the showman, he celebrated with a somersault.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
After the Rams scored on Williams’ end zone somersault late in the second quarter, Byron Young forced a Brock Purdy fumble to end the half and set the tone for a late push.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2024
When circus-goers witness acts like a triple somersault on the trapeze or spinning in a human hamster wheel without a harness, they see a fleeting moment that is said to have divine impact.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
Basically to make it do a somersault to land on its wheels.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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