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Stretched over three floors of the spiralling modernist building, his images captured the span of Ukraine's struggle for independence: 35 years trying to wrest itself from Russian control.

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For a striking apple spiral, take care to slice the fruit evenly, and as you overlap the slices, avoid overcrowding.

Herbert and Rodgers are two of the purest passers in NFL history, quarterbacks with spirals so tight they could squeeze a football through a mail slot.

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A student of history, he often quoted an exchange between German leaders from early in the war, as the horrific combat spiraled out of control.

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"These interactions slow the planet down and cause its orbit to shrink, making it spiral inwards until it either breaks apart or falls into the star."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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