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stirs

  • present tense form
    of stir (3rd person singular).
    stir
    verb (used with object)
    to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts.

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“Crude oil and energy is ‘the straw that stirs the drink’ of the current global macro risk regime,” said Charlie McElligott, cross-asset macro strategist at Nomura Securities International.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

There, it stirs the surrounding hot gas, which gives off X-rays.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

That the event takes place at her alma mater stirs up considerable dust for Julia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

A pair of heartwarming World Cup reflections: Soccer stirs up all sorts of emotions for fans.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

When it is my turn to receive the food, I watch anxiously as the cook stirs the rice soup.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung