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Investors took fright that the deficit will spiral out of control and were mollified somewhat Friday morning when Britain’s Treasury leaked that rosier economic forecasts might leave her with a smaller budget gap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Already, prices are spiralling and the prospect is they will spiral further.

From BBC • May 10, 2022

Some people feel empowered by the information it provides; others will spiral into anxiety.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022

Under its vision, costs will spiral out of control.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2018

As in the case of Cygnus X-l, the gas will spiral inward and will heat up, though not as much as in that case.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking