spin·out
ˈspin-ˌau̇t 
: a rotational skid by an automobile that usually causes it to leave the roadway
spun out; spinning out; spins out
: to make a rotational skid in an automobile
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Brittany Trang, STAT, 11 June 2024
The spinout is advancing three drug candidates, one that’s being tested in a Phase 1 trial and two others that are preclinical.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 2 May 2024
Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
But spinning out TikTok is not entirely simple, given the limited pool of possible buyers and the fact that Chinese export law would likely prevent a sale of its coveted recommendation algorithm.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 20 June 2024
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Noun
For the second time in as many years, Google’s health tech spinout Verily is pivoting.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 11 June 2024
The spinout is advancing three drug candidates, one that’s being tested in a Phase 1 trial and two others that are preclinical.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 2 May 2024
Verb
Much of the story revolves around how terrible life is when Anxiety takes control; Anxiety only knows how to imagine worst-case scenarios and inevitably spins out trying to prevent them.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
But spinning out TikTok is not entirely simple, given the limited pool of possible buyers and the fact that Chinese export law would likely prevent a sale of its coveted recommendation algorithm.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 20 June 2024
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“Spinout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinout. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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