John and I punched a few buttons, and the 1, 900-pound-thrust Williams-Rolls turbofans spooled up.

FORBES: Jet Pilot for a Day

Russia has, on paper, one of the most onerous banking regulatory regimes in the world, and the red tape is spooled out with gusto for foreign banks.

ECONOMIST: Russian banking

Each print must be delivered in its metal canister by courier to the cinema, where the reels are spliced together, spooled on a platter and fed through the sprockets of a film projector.

ECONOMIST: Face value

When the boy ran, the chain spooled out.

NEWYORKER: Puppy