spiral

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With a pit in their stomach, families and industries across Europe are watching gas prices and the cost of filling vehicles with petrol spiral.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

This structure varies widely, from the rounded cuttlebone in cuttlefish to the thin, blade-like gladius in many squid, as well as the spiral shell of the ram's horn squid.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

She also warned of the risk of a tit-for-tat price spiral, as both businesses and workers raise their cost expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

These numbers, pulled by the tug of both zero and infinity, spiral around on the equator forever and ever, never able to escape the grasp of either.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife