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  • The satellite presentation of Matthew is impressive at this early stage, with a spiral-shaped appearance in both the lower clouds and the high-altitude cirrus outflow.

    Tropical Storm Matthew may threaten U.S. Greg Postel 2010

  • I found those spiral-shaped rice noodles in an Asian supermarket and just had to try them …

    February « 2009 « Were rabbits 2009

  • Often spiral-shaped, they screw into existing light sockets and offer energy savings of about 75% over traditional incandescent light bulbs.

    Wonkbook: Day two of the repeal fight Ezra Klein 2011

  • For millennia, pilgrims have made their way to the Nekyomanteion of Ephra, a labyrinthine arrangement of spiral-shaped rooms and passageways carved into the belly of Mother Earth.

    Donna Henes: Purification By Fire: Midwinter Rites Of Renewal Donna Henes 2011

  • Often spiral-shaped, they screw into existing light sockets and offer energy savings of about 75% over traditional incandescent light bulbs.

    The New Light Bulbs Lose a Little Shine Rebecca Smith 2011

  • Titleist secured a U.S. patent in 2009 for a ball with a geometric texture—not dimples—and another for spiral-shaped dimples.

    Golf's Perennial Question Vivienne Raper 2011

  • Galaxies are the vast archipelagoes of stars filling space, such as our own spiral-shaped Milky Way galaxy.

    Hubble spots most ancient galaxy to date 2011

  • As you walk through the casino's main, earth-tone-colored entrance, you're confronted with a spiral-shaped chandelier made of 193 handblown glass bulbs engraved with the names countries represented by the populace of Queens.

    City's First Casino Gambles With Design Robbie Whelan 2011

  • A group of sailors have been quarantined with strange symptoms—low body temperature, paranoia, hallucinations and a fuzzy spiral-shaped growth in their mouths.

    Big Sales for Tiny-Robot Tale Alexandra Alter 2011

  • For millennia, pilgrims have made their way to the Nekyomanteion of Ephra, a labyrinthine arrangement of spiral-shaped rooms and passageways carved into the belly of Mother Earth.

    Donna Henes: Purification By Fire: Midwinter Rites Of Renewal Donna Henes 2011

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