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whirlwind

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


NOUN
mass of rapidly rotating air
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The whirlwind tour begins in the UAE, home to a 4.5 million-strong Indian community.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But even if you skip a marathon art-viewing session this week, there’s plenty to enjoy among the whirlwind of fairs dotted across the city like tornadoes on a Kansas plain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The 2026 gubernatorial contest has been an undulating, unpredictable whirlwind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The series opens with Muirhead reeling from a difficult break-up before meeting McKellar on Tinder in the autumn of 2020, sparking a whirlwind romance that within weeks lead to an engagement.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

I did what I could to ignore the whirlwind around Barack, even if it showed no sign of dying down.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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