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Images on social media showed one of its supporting stone piers was leaning at an angle and part of the metalwork had twisted and fallen into the river.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

For more than an hour, I had twisted and contorted myself trying without success to get a grip on that two-inch piece of silicone.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

Speaking to Interior Minister Tawfiq Charfeddine in a video posted online, Saied said his opponents had twisted his comments in order to spread discord.

From Reuters • Feb. 23, 2023

At that point, Shaw had twisted his upper body away from the officer.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2023

“Yeah, okay,” I said, pretending he had twisted my arm.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez