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a rapid turning about on an axis or central point
the Earth completes a single rotation around its axis in approximately 24 hours
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Recent Examples of rotation
The extra rotations are being made on defense.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
But once Shaver figured out a rotation and had all his personnel, Lake Travis excelled.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
After that, Jupiter in your sixth house of wellness until summer 2027 motivates you to bring more elevated athleisure into your regular rotation, as you’ll be more fired up to take steps to boost your vitality.
—Maressa Brown, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Just a quick rotation, and your personal audio turns into shared sound.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Mindy Kaling put a modern spin on this wardrobe staple for her latest red carpet outing.—
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Across the state, there are nearly 50 distilleries that are putting hundreds of years of tradition into practice and making bourbon with its own Virginia spin.—
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My visit to Sani Isla had a learning curve.—
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This means that there is a way of stretching the velocity curve in one frame to match the steeper velocity curve in a later frame.—
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After all, every rock-and-roll pioneer from the fifties—from Ray Charles and James Brown to Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis—stole his act from the wild Pentecostal services of his youth.—
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In a Polish community in Detroit in 1937, Florence and her fierce friend Basia hand-roll cigars for very low wages, care for children and try to be home to make supper.—
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
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Kennedy had to be wheel-chaired into the officials’ locker room.—
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Centennial Lakes Park in suburban Edina is the perfect urban oasis to try out twirls or pick up some speed.—
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Baby Solar Systems While we Earthlings have been enjoying our annual twirl through the solar system, scientists have shared baby photographs of a whole menagerie of other star systems, thanks to the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.—
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The young republic’s survival hinged on distancing itself from a Europe convulsed by revolution and war.—
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One early muse-like figure is Martin Luther, who in 1524 sparked a revolution by challenging the church’s influence on commerce.—
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The company has already tested personalized cartoons and reported many reels becoming viral.—
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Every crumb, spill, or smudge is on full display, turning your floors into a highlight reel of grime.—
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“Rotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotation. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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