squirming

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Paramount Skydance isn’t putting up too much of its own cash, but holy God is it adding a lot to the $14 billion in debt already squirming on its balance sheet.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

The conditions were near farcical, the ball frequently squirming through fingers and set-pieces a mess, with Scotland making the lion's share of blunders.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Skeptics who had been perplexed by Mr. Gehry’s squirming metallic shapes suddenly found them perfectly comprehensible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Six chilling charts to send investors squirming this Hallowe’en.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

Women? thought William, squirming so intensely he was in danger of falling off the bench and onto the floor.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz