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as in to revolve
to move in circles around an axis or center
with mirrors on three sides, she rotated all around to see how the dress looked on her
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Her stock rotates weekly, but can include alligator bites from Sweden, smiling pumpkins from Germany and sour blue raspberries from Spain.
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Natalie Bennett, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjacent to the new conservatory is a new bonsai courtyard that will feature a rotating selection of 50 to 60 bonsai, many of which come from the dozens recently donated by the Kennett Collection, the largest outside Asia.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
As the speech went on, though, Harris rotated position, without wholly abandoning her attack.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The rest of the week, the show has rotated between Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta and Dulcé Sloan as hosts, holding their own in interviews with politicians and experts.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Natalie Bennett, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjacent to the new conservatory is a new bonsai courtyard that will feature a rotating selection of 50 to 60 bonsai, many of which come from the dozens recently donated by the Kennett Collection, the largest outside Asia.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
As the speech went on, though, Harris rotated position, without wholly abandoning her attack.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The rest of the week, the show has rotated between Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta and Dulcé Sloan as hosts, holding their own in interviews with politicians and experts.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Pearsall turned upfield and raced Antoine Winfield Jr. down the sideline, stiff-arming the Tampa Bay safety and fighting off his tackle to reach the end zone just before being hauled out of bounds.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Bengals turn the ball over on downs Rohan Nadkarni The Bengals went 49 yards in 11 plays, but the Ravens stopped them on 4th-and-3.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Following years of revolving leadership and a broken financial model for operating single-room occupancy hotels, the trust announced its impending failure in early 2023.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company anticipates that the revolving facility will close concurrently with the the GrandView acquisition.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Keen to lift the team after a difficult opening five minutes, Shakhtar fans began jumping up and down in their corner of the stadium and twirling their orange scarves above their heads.Matias Grez, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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Charli’s been twirling, jumping, and spitting on stage in Luar and Acne Studios, courtesy of Brat fashion architect Chris Horan.José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024
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In one of the more impressive moments from the set, DJ Jahi Sundance spun vocal samples from Erykah Badu and Thundercat as the band expertly weaved around them.William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Then, to understand how well the mud flowed, the researchers placed some on a machine called a rheometer that spun the sample and measured its viscosity.Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Performers swing from lampposts suspended from above as pin-sharp projections turn the stage into city streets followed by a marble floor, a grassy landscape with autumn leaves blowing in the wind and an ocean which ripples.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Swing states nearby:Ohio neighbors Michigan, Pennsylvania could swing election.Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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The child beauty pageant queen had duct tape over her mouth and a garrote twisted around her neck.Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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But without insurance covering the $40,000 tab, fertility treatments – not to mention other expenses like student loans, day care, the mortgage – have twisted the family’s budget into a financial vise so tight there is little left for college or retirement.Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Treasury yields swiveled up and down several times following the reports before climbing.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Treasury yields swiveled up and down several times following the reports before moving lower.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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But with the other top 20 or more Hezbollah chiefs and commanders killed in recent weeks, rumors swirled that Mr. Qassem had sought sanctuary in Iran.Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hurricane season still swirling:Rafael could threaten US later this week Patty no longer a tropical cyclone The hurricane center said Monday that Patty is no longer a tropical storm or cyclone in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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