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noun
A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
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(Anderson) ★ Bomba Estéreo (Wednesday) The ebullient quintet from Bogotá wrap traditional Colombian cumbia rhythms around psychedelic electronic beats, to whirlwind results.
(Anderson) ★ Bomba Estéreo (Saturday) The ebullient quintet from Bogotá wraps traditional Colombian cumbia rhythms around psychedelic electronic beats, to whirlwind results.
Since then, a story beholden to whirlwind passions, domestic abuse and the afterlife has rarely been far from view, not least because the show's 11th-hour number, "You'll Never Walk Alone," remains the anthem of choice for the Liverpool soccer team.
While each lyric scene and dance succeeded the other fluently enough, it was only the sinuous clarinet solo that made true impact, and the gear-changes from clodhopping to whirlwind really only registered as moments when Maazel drew attention to himself like a ringmaster with a circus troupe.
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Many Sunnis, and all Shia, will recoil in horror from the barbarism that has accompanied this moment, but the sight of old colonial-era boundaries being erased is a powerful statement, designed to attract new recruits to this whirlwind jihad.
Adults standing on the sidelines to this whirlwind try our best to lead, nurture and inspire.
Digital Equipment Corporation undertook to build a computer similar to the Whirlwind I as a test vehicle for a ferrite core memory.
The French champions have been seeking a replacement for Carlo Ancelotti, who is primed to succeed José Mourinho at Real Madrid, and, after what amounted to a whirlwind trawl of possible candidates, they attempted to lure Villas-Boas from White Hart Lane.
This is going to be my first and only reaction to the whirlwind news that broke 24 hours ago and that I was swept up into.
He got the shot, which led to a spread in Creem Magazine and the start to a whirlwind career that would redefine rock 'n' roll photography.
In Gaddis's carefully documented account, Austin does not appear to have hesitated for a moment before subjecting this somnolent center to the whirlwind of his invention.
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