spiral

Once they start to question that belief, things can spiral very quickly.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

To examine the spiral galaxy across as much of the electromagnetic spectrum as possible, the team combined archival observations from Hubble and Webb.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

This spring a federal jury found Meta and YouTube liable for one young woman’s mental spiral and awarded $6 million in damages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Growers are also reporting cucumbers that are coming out misshapen, with some bending back into a spiral.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Then, with sheets hoisted up above their ankles for safety, the children daringly climbed the spiral stairs that led to the observatory, which they located handily, they explained, by following the scent of the sky.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Other countries have fallen victim to debt spirals, where high levels of debt lead investors to demand higher interest rates, in turn fueling more borrowing until eventually a country defaults.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Roll it out cinnamon-roll style, spread with cream cheese, Parmesan, herbs and hot giardiniera, then coil, slice and nestle the spirals together in a buttered skillet.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Researchers have uncovered a surprising side effect of artificial lighting: ordinary streetlights can lure thousands of tiny land dwelling isopods into giant synchronized "death spirals."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 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

But his eyes are gray and chambered and shallow, and after a moment he returns to his spirals.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Material pulled from the star formed a disk around the black hole and became intensely hot as it spiraled inward.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

A similar reactor project in South Carolina was abandoned in 2017 after costs spiraled past $9 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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

I was so terrified I could barely think, but as Guido spiraled I caught a glimpse of Rachel pulling Annabeth inside the copter.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Burns said in the beginning UWP was legitimate, but Long's actions spiralled out of control due to poor business management and he began using his client's money to keep the company afloat.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

But over the years it borrowed heavily and its total debt has spiralled beyond £20bn.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Rhi said within 24 hours of having her son she was experiencing bowel incontinence, but her mental health also spiralled and she was put under the care of the community mental health team.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

They spiralled towards Ogygia, the warm wind in Leo’s hair.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

The other involves gravitational waves generated billions of years later by pairs of supermassive black holes spiraling toward one another.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

The war and the economic strictures have piled pressure on Iran’s already spiraling economy, further sinking its currency and making it hard for Iranians to afford their daily needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Across the UK, council chiefs said budgets were being severely stretched by the spiraling cost of providing care, homelessness services and supporting looked after children as well as providing home to school transport.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The deal, which valued the Lakers at $12.5 billion, was motivated by the spiraling price for an NBA expansion team in Las Vegas, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Eddies of dead leaves swirled toward us, spiraling up like phantoms from the corners of the terrace.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

But the combined weight of the Covid pandemic, China's spiralling property slump and constricted borrowing limits for its citizens have sunk those sky-high ambitions, and all but ground the project to a standstill.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

Marcos made the suggestion in a wide-ranging State of the Nation speech that placed spiralling energy costs and inflation, driven by the war in the Middle East, centre-stage.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 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

Frightful spreads her tapered wings and catches a rising thermal of spiralling air.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George