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Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Sign up Aaron Taylor-Johnson The 34-year-old British actor has been the front-runner since rumours swirled in the spring that he had been formally offered the role.
—Richard Windsor, The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Oct. 2024
NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Across eleven offerings, a swirl of photographs mined from the internet and transferred onto wood panels, Norsworthy offers the kind of narratives most movies refuse to consider, let alone imagine.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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There, the same theories swirl, but no real conclusions are made.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Sign up Aaron Taylor-Johnson The 34-year-old British actor has been the front-runner since rumours swirled in the spring that he had been formally offered the role.
—Richard Windsor, The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Washington has been urging its ally to avoid the most escalatory option to strike Iran in retaliation for Tehran's missile attack.
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Top Iran commander in 'good health,' deputy says as mystery swirls
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Esmail Qaani in Tehran in June.
—NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Across eleven offerings, a swirl of photographs mined from the internet and transferred onto wood panels, Norsworthy offers the kind of narratives most movies refuse to consider, let alone imagine.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instructions Step 1 In a medium bowl, stir together 1½ teaspoons of the vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce, the wine, ½ teaspoon of the sugar, and the cornstarch.Lois Goh, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
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Coarsely chop onions and stir into mixture, adding all the pan juices.Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design, but the artist turned the debacle into redemption.Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Active listening takes tough conversations and turns them into moments that strengthen relationships.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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After Tuesday night's cold snap, weather conditions are expected to rebound into the mid-60s to lower 70s through Thursday, until another winter front rolls into Austin over the weekend.Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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As more sushi concepts emerge, patrons are given an array of options to experience the full range of Japanese culinary traditions, from the simplicity of a hand roll to the intricate artistry of omakase.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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To fix this, leaders should hold regular office hours with CEOs and directors, rotating participants and focusing on empowerment, not complaints.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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In this image made from video provided by National Weather Service Portland office, a powerful storm also called a 'bomb cyclone' rotates off the U.S. West Coast on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Queen Camilla is shining one of Queen Elizabeth's tiaras, a brand new addition to her royal rotation.Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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For a snippet of the fourth quarter Friday, Malone abandoned his center rotation altogether.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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And spinning your wheels trying to figure out the path through 21,000 tools and counting will absolutely cost you time, resources and reputation.Lisa Hale, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Extracting the starch requires a large quantity of energy and water, so chemists are looking for a more efficient way to spin these nanofibers.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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In physics, turbulence relates to strong, sudden movements within air or water, usually marked by eddies and vortices.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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As a common natural phenomenon observed in fluids — moving water, ocean currents, blood flow, billowing storm clouds and plumes of smoke — turbulent flow is chaotic, as larger swirls or eddies, form and break down into smaller ones.Katie Hunt, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
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Voluptuous uni twirling its way out of a seaweed wrapper, the sweet oceanic luxury the texture of custard.Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Adopting a knee-slapping beat and country twang, complete with a two-piece gingham outfit, Roan twirled and lassoed on stage to a rapturous audience.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirl. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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