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swirl

[swurl] / swɜrl /


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Keck Education Center, which will be overrun by excitable children who will get a big kick out of the fountain’s inviting whirl and swirl.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

There were whispers of a toxic culture, summary sackings were observed and rumours about the CEO's behaviour started to swirl.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Rumors quickly began to swirl about a relationship between Santos-Aviles and Gonzales, and whether there was any connection to her death.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Cool dawn in a bowl, Soft clouds swirl with honeyed light— Morning blooms in white.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Pa called out, and all the skirts began to swirl and all the boots began to stamp.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder