twist
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The Zvernec residents have already been battling this appropriation of their land in the courts for 20 years, so in many ways, the Kushner development is just the latest twist.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
It was said by the company to be "celebrating the origins of Jive Bunny while adding a modern twist".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
That physical constraint causes the growing body to buckle and twist into a right-handed coil.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
One would have liked to have his thoughts on this sardonic, antiheroic twist on the Trojan War legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I flipped over the letter to see her name again and felt something twist sickeningly in my stomach.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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More than five decades on from opening his first store, Sir Paul's company has become one of the leading British fashion brands, known for its signature stripes and colourful twists on traditional British tailoring.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"So they detach the slow-growing gut, which is now tethering the lengthening body. The body buckles and twists into coiling," Miyashita explains.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
The case has been marked by twists and turns, including a connection to a one-time candidate for California governor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"It's not often that I read a book where all the twists and turns are perfectly executed, but this is one of them. It's kind of a masterpiece, in my humble opinion," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Expect us on the morning train. Don’t trouble yourself to meet us; sounds like your hands are full enough with plot twists already. We’ll hire a carriage at the station. Yours, SHD.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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Miss Yodle, the family’s uptight neighbor, styles her hair “in tight little braids twisted around her skull, giving her head the air of a victim.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
An AFP reporter saw machinery piling up twisted and charred metal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
"It was just weird, like some twisted game."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
An unbreakable high school cheerleader, she embraced the role of hero, facing pushback from a shadowy government group, serial killers and a twisted family dynamic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
He twisted round to wrench himself free, but the grip held tight.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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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
Inside, the eye immediately travels upward, led by rows of slightly sloping, fluted, twisting columns that seem to soar to the heavens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
NSO astronomer Dr David Kuridze, told BBC News: "These twisting motions are creating magnetic energy, which can build up to produce those large-scale explosions."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The book jacket was wrapped in dark blue cloth with embroidered gold leaves twisting like vines and a giant bright eight-pointed star at the center.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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