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The latest spiral of escalation has brought the civilian death toll in Ukraine to the highest since the war's first months in 2022, according to the United Nations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

She said the significant stress made her worry about her unborn child and caused her to "spiral" on some occasions.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The site also preserved Eoandromeda, a possible comb jelly with eight arms arranged in a spiral.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Arguelles discovered as an adult that Charles Manson was his father through a DNA test, which sparked a downward mental health spiral that intensified as the documentary moved forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“This way, you guys,” Kyle said to the kids from out of town as he headed toward the nearest spiral staircase.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

When Bear begins to pull away from the intense devotion he engineered, Nikki’s behavior spirals out of control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Emotions explode as secrets are laid bare - and in a dramatic rollercoaster, the plot spirals back over five years to explain their relationships and toxic family dynamics.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

His all-Oxford intellectual formation comes out of the post-“Great Financial Crisis” macro-finance school that views financial crises as driven by leverage cycles, liquidity spirals and risk-taking channels as much as by the traditional business cycle.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

In Barnes' simulation, the pair gradually spirals inward.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026

Then they go back to their dancing and their songs, and the revel spirals on.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Commentators draw parallels with other intractable conflicts, and count the taxpayer money they say has spiraled down the drain.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

Fernando Guerra, a political science professor at Loyola Marymount University, said Pratt seems to have tapped into a deep well of discontent among Angelenos who believe that crime and homeless have spiraled out of control.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

More than a million people are out of work, food prices have soared and the national currency has spiraled to record lows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

A savory, deeply indulgent twist on the cinnamon roll: pillowy brioche spiraled with a silky, peppery cheese filling that melts into something glossy and rich.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

The light spiraled around her, dragging her farther and farther from her own body, until she could feel the edges of her consciousness beginning to unravel, dissolving into the endless sea of light.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

However, their hopes of signing first choice Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest ended when the England man's transfer fee spiralled up to £116m, a figure United were unwilling to match.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The conflict has since spiralled into Europe's deadliest since World War II.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Talks on ending what has spiralled into Europe's worst conflict since World War II have shown little progress and have been sidelined by the Iran conflict.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

The family of a six-year-old whose brain tumour diagnosis left her blind just weeks after receiving tickets to Walt Disney World are trying to save her dream trip after insurance costs spiralled.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Orion’s mechanical pupils spiralled into tiny, glowing points.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

We’ve said it a few times in this newsletter, but sometimes one of the best ways to stop spiraling about the news is to focus on potential solutions.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

The 2026 Commonwealth Games were thrown into doubt when its original hosts, the Australian state of Victoria, pulled out in 2023 citing spiraling costs.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

His beloved Knicks winning the championship, he said, kept him from spiraling over the book.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

But such events are also drawing the working and middle classes, who bust open savings and borrow money to afford spiraling prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

It not only kept electrons from spiraling catastrophically into the nucleus; it also explained hydrogen’s bewildering wavelengths.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Scottish Conservative MP Andrew Bowie said "plummeting teacher numbers and spiralling levels of school violence" had made it a difficult year for pupils.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Happiness came in a box," Charli says of the proposal, before spiralling into a panic about who she'll become if she says "yes".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky will skip this year's Ukraine Recovery Conference hosted in Poland, Kyiv announced Tuesday, amid a spiralling diplomatic spat between the allies and neighbours over World War II memory.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

England are in a dire position against New Zealand after spiralling from a chaotic morning on day two of the second Test at The Oval.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

I could feel a tremble in my stomach, spiralling outwards through my body.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler