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twist

[twist] / twɪst /






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But although the one-liners were flying, the show got very serious at the end, when the game's new twist dictated that Grant and Jama had to select their third traitor.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The clashing versions add another twist to protracted, and often contentious, talks between Washington and Seoul over last year’s trade pact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Their season ended with a twist when DelVecchio chose to say goodbye to Hall and “roll solo for now.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

In a cruel twist, a phenomenon that can inundate the Eastern U.S. can fuel heat, fire, and drought elsewhere.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

I gave the knob another twist, and the sprayer seemed to spring to life.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

That said, the spoilers will commence, because the plot twists begin before the first motion is filed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Episodes are chopped up into two-minute dopamine hits, with endless cliff-hangers and plot twists to keep viewers tuned in.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

The old halls offered a collective, interactive experience, with fans applauding at the hero's entrance, clapping to romantic songs and shouting at dramatic twists.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

When that happened, Sexton was finally drawn in, covering the new trials and all the twists and turns in both Chandler’s and the Umbehrs’ stories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

It seeped into her head wrap, soaking the black twists sticking out from it.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Plaques are abnormal deposits of a protein called amyloid beta that accumulate between brain cells, while tangles are twisted forms of the tau protein that develop inside neurons.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Part of me wants to talk about it and then part of me doesn't, because I feel like my words get twisted or people are like 'oh, she's making excuses'," Hodgkinson said.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

But while Mosley captivated once again and Maiava came alive, it was Gary Patterson and the Trojans’ defense that really twisted the knife in a dominant 39-0 win for USC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

The track builds from there and explodes into a guitar solo, in which harrowing feedback is twisted into disturbing shapes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The hairdresser twisted my hair and tucked it under into a faux bob like Ma had done for me once.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

She showed that you can stand behind LGBTQ+ people without twisting into socially awkward or politically damaging positions, no matter your audience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Einstein's theory of general relativity predicted that a spinning black hole would drag spacetime along with it, twisting it in a way that changes the orbits of the surrounding stars.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Crying in a suit and tie,” she warbles, referring to her onstage look from a few years ago, then twisting the image into a joke with “But you should see the other guy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

As the twisting increases, the magnetic configuration becomes both highly energetic and unstable.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

The fish rose out of the water, wiggling and twisting.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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