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spindle

[spin-dl] / ˈspɪn dl /




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Ellie Knot, of Devon Biodiversity Records Centre, said there were eight species of ermine moth, so it was hard to tell if these were spindle ermine.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Words become a texture of stasis, as when “winding” and “whirring” are repeated multiple times to describe Thorn Rose’s climb to the turret where she finds the fatal spindle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The researchers discovered that ARK1 plays a central role in organizing the spindle, the cellular structure that separates genetic material so new parasite cells can form.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

One widely shared video shows a woman spinning yarn on a traditional hand spindle as a Kashmiri folk song plays in the background.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

At the foot of the turf cliff, Hazel and his companions were crouching under the low branches of two or three spindle trees.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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