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alignment

[uh-lahyn-muhnt] / əˈlaɪn mənt /


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An eclipse happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in alignment.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The shadow cast by the alignment of Sun and Moon creates a strange twilight during which temperatures drop, shadows appear at strange angles and some animals go to sleep.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

The board wouldn’t have voted to close without alignment from their biggest funder, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The hour-and-a-half session will focus on core strength, breath and alignment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

“I’m just pointing out that your construct has gotten out of alignment with reality.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Few details of Vance's programme have been disclosed, but the visit comes as Washington seeks a larger diplomatic and economic footprint in the South Caucasus amid shifting regional alignments.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

The discovery may also help refine models of intrinsic galaxy alignments, which can interfere with measurements in upcoming weak lensing surveys.

From Science Daily Dec. 25, 2025

He reshuffled diplomatic alignments to buy time, giving the U.S. a stronger position by the following decade.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

Others argue that the real significance of the pact lies less in any immediate threat to India and more in how it reshapes regional alignments.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2025

The general rise in affluence had obscured the traditional class markers and distorted the old class-based political alignments.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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