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Questions swirled while Trump attended a G7 summit in France, with the wording of the so-called memorandum of understanding still unclear.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

When rumors swirled in March 2021 that Rocket Lab planned to go public via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company, Vector Acquisition Corp.,

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Speculation swirled online that the Grammy winner would drop the third act of her planned music trilogy timed to the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Speculation about the U.A.E.’s involvement in the war has swirled since mid-March, when a jet fighter that didn’t appear to belong to Israel or the U.S. was filmed over Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Wagons, motorcars, and parts of buildings swirled around them.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis