spiral

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Using their new model, the researchers followed how matter spirals inward, forming turbulent, radiation-dominated disks around stellar mass black holes.

From Science Daily

Bollywood has always been considered high-risk, producing more flops than hits, but producers say the balance has tipped sharply as star-driven costs spiral beyond what box office returns can sustain.

From Barron's

That led to a "spiral of militarisation in both East and West, and in the end our pockets were empty," said the 54-year-old tax advisor.

From Barron's

Over time, the smaller object gradually spirals inward, emitting gravitational waves throughout this slow descent.

From Science Daily

In findings reported in Science Advances, scientists describe the first observations of a spiraling swirl in spacetime linked to a fast spinning black hole.

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