spiral
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Dr Nihad Fathi has benefited from the approach after he felt his life started to spiral out of control as the Covid pandemic took hold in 2020.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Once they start to question that belief, things can spiral very quickly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 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
This spring a federal jury found Meta and YouTube liable for one young woman’s mental spiral and awarded $6 million in damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Then, with sheets hoisted up above their ankles for safety, the children daringly climbed the spiral stairs that led to the observatory, which they located handily, they explained, by following the scent of the sky.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Other countries have fallen victim to debt spirals, where high levels of debt lead investors to demand higher interest rates, in turn fueling more borrowing until eventually a country defaults.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
Over time, the disk spirals inward, causing the wobble to speed up.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Whether this outbreak can be quickly contained or spirals into a repeat of what happened just over a decade ago will be determined by the response now.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
The Second slid her sword a hand-span out of its sheath, her gaze passing over the copper-colored steel, which had been inscribed with hundreds of words, swooping up and along the blade in perfect spirals.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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After that, he said, his mental health spiraled.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
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
Fernando Guerra, a political science professor at Loyola Marymount University, said Pratt seems to have tapped into a deep well of discontent among Angelenos who believe that crime and homeless have spiraled out of control.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
He spiraled upward and sped into a cluster gathered on the extended arm of an ancient oak tree, shouting all the while.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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But over the years it borrowed heavily and its total debt has spiralled beyond £20bn.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
"The behaviour spiralled slowly out of control from there," she adds.
From BBC ● May 27, 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
Leo was lashed to the control console, desperately trying to right the ship as they spiralled downward in free fall.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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This week, Good Good found itself at the center of a spiraling controversy after releasing a video in partnership with the equipment giant Callaway that its creators admit went horribly awry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The other involves gravitational waves generated billions of years later by pairs of supermassive black holes spiraling toward one another.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
Jacques, his tiny wings outspread, smoke still spiraling from his nostrils, turned to Christopher.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Scottish Conservative MP Andrew Bowie said "plummeting teacher numbers and spiralling levels of school violence" had made it a difficult year for pupils.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
But many also stayed away, hurting from two wars in less than a year, inflation spiralling at around 80%, and the pain of January's anti-government protests.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Vance discussed a so-called "de-confliction mechanism" for Lebanon on Monday to prevent spiralling Israel-Hezbollah violence.
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
I could feel a tremble in my stomach, spiralling outwards through my body.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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