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"started to spiral" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe a situation which gradually worsened until it become chaotic. For example: "The situation started to spiral out of control after the government announced new restrictions."
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And its sales had started to spiral downward as it cut back on marketing.
"It started to spiral into emotional distress and physical manifestations of depression and paranoia".
What went wrong: The owner, Jennifer Watson, 39, says sales started to spiral downward in March.
Agencies coveted their rivals' top talent and salaries started to spiral as a poaching culture set in.
It wasn't, however, until I started working that my internet use started to spiral out of control.
Every time my mind started to spiral around and around these problems, I would focus on my breathing, one breath at a time.
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For parents, of course, that dream can quickly sour when costs start to spiral.
"Once you start to spiral a company down, you lose the momentum.
Except things are far from simple, and the case quickly starts to spiral out of control.
"If you can go and provide some tools, things start to spiral up and not down," he said.
As her life starts to spiral out of control, panic leads to tragedy and Daisy's left alone.
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