spiral

Example Sentences

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That’s what economists refer to as a debt spiral.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Fed chair downplayed worries that private-credit defaults would spiral into another financial crisis like 2008.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

A single definition sends her into a spiral over such terms as “average coral” and “sea pink,” while elsewhere imaginative riffs and historical detours pull the reader well beyond the book’s central thread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Reeves will then talk about the principles that will drive any further support to families if energy bills spiral in the coming months.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Matthias kicked the sheets from him as he leaped up and dashed headlong from the bedroom, along the dormitory corridor and helter skelter down the spiral staircase.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques