spin

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Earlier this year, Honeywell said it planned to spin off its aerospace unit sooner than previously expected after Chief Executive Vimal Kapur said there was considerable progress on its portfolio optimization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Two of the Ashes Tests were done in two days, while this was the first Test in this country without a single delivery of spin bowled by either team since 1988.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In particular, the “Encore” section of her show reveals a hand-picked spin from her partner’s Latchkey Records store in Philadelphia.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Sam got a little cocky, tried a show-off spin, got his bird legs tangled and took a tumble.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

What did it matter that they were taking me to the miller, who wanted me to spin him gold forever?

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff