spin

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I’ve written previously about Partovi’s moral outrage over the number of severely ill people who either are not deemed “gravely disabled” or who spin repeatedly through three-day holds and return to the same self-destructive routines.

From Los Angeles Times

Spintronics relies on spin, a fundamental property of electrons, to carry and process information in ways that differ from today's conventional electronics.

From Science Daily

But these were largely assuaged by a new start line procedure that was trialled at the test, which gives the drivers more time to get the turbos spinning at the optimum speed.

From BBC

That would leave Warner Bros.’ declining television unit, which includes channels like CNN, Discovery and the Cartoon Network, to be spun off into a separate company.

From MarketWatch

A policeman’s visit to Sally’s house in an English village sets things spinning.

From The Wall Street Journal