twister
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The advantage of the twister tap, as Hernández explained it, is how repeatable it is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was as if a twister had hit the terminal.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
But when a twister menaces their city, and Dad calls the boys while on the air, that goes viral and there’s actually a moral to the story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
She was always more of a flipper than a twister, and Dennis sometimes landed on her neck from over-rotating her warm-up drills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
Each member of the class then took a turn trying to say this tongue twister in an American accent.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
Six people died in Mississippi as tornadoes swept through that state and twisters killed another three in Alabama, including an 82-year-old woman.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
The weather service notes most of these twisters are "relatively weak and short-lived, but they still pose a significant threat".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
Much of Houston was battered by winds of speeds up to 100 miles per hour, rivaling speeds seen during Hurricane Ike, with “some twisters mixed in,” the city’s mayor, John Whitmire, said at the briefing.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
Tuesday’s storms came a day after parts of the central United States were battered by heavy rain, strong winds, hail and twisters.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
Alfred half-closed his eyes, okay you little kids, gonna do some push-ups and trunk- twisters, then James here is gonna tell you some funny stories.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
