spiral

Short gamma-ray bursts, or short GRBs, are believed to occur when two compact objects, such as neutron stars, spiral toward one another before colliding and merging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

If Tobin has been out Friday and Saturday night, by Sunday that spiral can become overwhelming.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The surge in bond yields to generational highs has investors around the world watching and worrying about what could crack, spiral or leave a trail of carnage in its path.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

"It is urgent to take the next steps in the recovery process to keep people healthy and avoid a spiral into poverty."

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

They climbed the spiral staircase silently and came to the security door.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Her husband’s anxiety grows as his film spirals out of control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

However, for North Sea facing coasts, as an area of low pressure spirals away it will be blustery with locally strong north-westerly winds and early showers.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

All around the courtyard, spirals of ash swirled into the air.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

After that, he said, his mental health spiraled.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

But where other artists might have spiraled, White and his compatriots transcended, turning inward while also looking to the stars.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 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

Eril-Fane held up his arm, and the bird spiraled an elegant descent, luffed into the wind, and landed.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

She was receiving £360 a month in Universal Credit, but with rent at £460, plus utility bills, council tax and living costs, her total debt spiralled to about £4,000.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The campaigns come one year after protests over lavish perks for lawmakers spiralled into general anti-government anger -- Indonesia's biggest unrest since President Prabowo Subianto took office in 2024.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

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

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

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

And now a global energy mess is spiraling and ensnaring more countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

In satellite images nor'easters can look strikingly like a hurricane, with spiraling clouds forming over the ocean that span hundreds of miles of coastline.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The United Nations, now with a fixed escalator, kicks off its General Assembly, with all attention on the spiraling war in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

But on that day, the Wolverines’ punter could almost be forgiven for fumbling a long snap that came spiraling toward him in frigid autumn conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

I tell myself that this is a good distraction, because it keeps me from spiraling into thoughts of nasty things that may or may not be happening at school.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

But the law has not stopped the spiralling prices and popular discontent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Ghana turned to the IMF amid spiralling debt, soaring inflation and a plunging currency, and subsequently secured a $3 billion programme in 2023.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

These include women's rights, unpredictable Taliban edicts, international sanctions and aid cuts during a spiralling humanitarian crisis.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

Three paper aeroplanes were already spiralling upward in the breeze, heading to gods knew where.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan