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But eye-watering interest rates soon land them in a debt spiral.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

They nicknamed it the "Saguaro" because its prominent spiral arms resemble the cactus found in the Sonoran Desert of the Southwestern United States.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

One of two rooms at the Saxony Cottage has a spiral staircase that leads to an upstairs bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

I slide my spiral sketch pad, my favorite pens, and the thirteen cents we have left into my backpack.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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

Rose works for an environmental nonprofit that has gone remote because it’s the pandemic; she often spirals at the state of the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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

They say they are working urgently in case the outbreak spirals and their experimental vaccine is needed.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Then they go back to their dancing and their songs, and the revel spirals on.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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

The Sparks easily could have spiraled following Monday’s disaster in Seattle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 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

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

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

Sourcing some additional fans might feel like a relatively minor cost overall, but for those hosting, catering and supplying weddings, the financial impact of coping with this summer's heatwaves have spiralled.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

"He has been climbing for over 50 years, he started as a kid during summer camp and it just spiralled from there," she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Talks on ending what has spiralled into Europe's worst conflict since World War II have shown little progress and have been sidelined by the Iran conflict.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

Then their sire launched himself upward and spiralled into the night.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

Alice demands to know whether Rebecca considered any women for the head coaching job, sending Rebecca spiraling to prove she is, in fact, a feminist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

That assessment can send the mind spiraling, and anxiety increases.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The iPhone maker in June raised prices for its Mac computers and iPad tablets, citing spiraling memory and storage costs sparked by the rise of artificial intelligence, though it spared the iPhone.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Dust and sand blew off of it in spiraling streams to reveal….

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The phenomenon happens when fluids - in this case hot gases - slide past each other and cause small disturbances to grow into spiralling vortices.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

"Happiness came in a box," Charli says of the proposal, before spiralling into a panic about who she'll become if she says "yes".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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

England are in a dire position against New Zealand after spiralling from a chaotic morning on day two of the second Test at The Oval.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Together they performed the peregrine courtship dance, swooping low, zooming high, then spiralling earthward.

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