motion
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This cartilage protects the joints and creates a smooth surface for motion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
In November, he proposed a council motion, which was amended before being passed, asking officials to draw up proposals for a "full range of enforcement routes" for the site.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
During the initial years of the motion picture, cameras, for example, were “too cumbersome” to capture anything but a “scheduled event,” Mr. Doherty writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"We just filed our motion in state court, explaining why the state charges must be dismissed under New York's double jeopardy protections," said Mangione's lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Behind Tano, Autumn puts her hands up and makes the pump-the-brakes motion.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Built and operated by the NSO in Hawaii, the telescope provided images detailed enough to expose plasma motions that had never previously been visible.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
NSO astronomer Dr David Kuridze, told BBC News: "These twisting motions are creating magnetic energy, which can build up to produce those large-scale explosions."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The ride and roadholding compromise is well struck, with road impacts well damped and muffled, and transient body motions kept in check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“We require so much of those guys, from what we do with formations with motions, with adjustments that they’re going to make before the ball is even snapped,” Scheelhaase said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
He motions toward the entrance ramp we just walked in on.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
She motioned to the Egyptian busts and said: "These heads, they talk to me."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He motioned for me to lead us back into the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Channeling his inner Jameson, a spirited Simmons then motioned for Spider-Man to get tossed from the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
When Valerie demanded to know where the person they detained lived, she said, an agent vaguely motioned at a nearby apartment building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Dr. Coppola examined Jimmie, then motioned me out to the living room as Jimmie went back to sleep.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
"Silencio" the rescuers scream turning towards the road with their fists up in the air, motioning to everyone to remain silent.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
"And this is why this film exists and why I exist as an artist because of those people right there," he added, motioning to his family and crew.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
After seeing three tries ruled out by the television match official, Freeman and Henry Pollock both celebrated undeniable scores by motioning for a video review.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
He stretched the defense back beyond the three-point line, answering Minnesota jumpers with shots of his own, motioning for the crowd to calm down twice during the second quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025
“Just above the theater,” he says, motioning to the main floor.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing motion
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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