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
Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
At the end of the film, Anxiety literally spins out of control.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 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
Although nobody was hurt, the incident was widely covered in the Colombian media, increasing pressure on authorities to do something before the problem spins out of control.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
At the end of the film, Anxiety literally spins out of control.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
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“Spinout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinout. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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