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whirlwind

[hwurl-wind, wurl-] / ˈʰwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl- /


NOUN
mass of rapidly rotating air
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During those whirlwind years, she also met Igor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

However Thursday’s group-stage finale with winless Turkey will be far from meaningless for Freese since his first start for the U.S. came against Turkey 55 weeks ago, bringing his whirlwind international team career full circle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

They've been a happy whirlwind, a force of nature that will be missed when it blows out of town in the coming days.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Then, in the game’s last 11 seconds, Knicks forward OG Anunoby pulled off a whirlwind sequence that will live forever in New York’s sports mythology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The steel clattered on the sidewalk as the whirlwind rose into the night sky.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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