configuration
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Their models project a reusable payload of about 115 tonnes to low Earth orbit, with as much as 188 tonnes possible in an expendable configuration.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
It costs £3m each time the London Stadium moves seats from a football set-up to an athletics configuration, but neither UKA nor Diamond League ticket-holders pay for it - the stadium does.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
There is even an atavistic strain: The configuration of elements here suggests an African mask.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Minimum building requirements have changed in the U.S. since the 1970s to ban construction of non-ductile concrete buildings and to require a better configuration of steel reinforcement to resist shaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
At intervals a complicated system of hydraulic tubes and pumps would cause the towers to telescope slowly upward, a journey of several hours, then allow them to sink slowly back to their original configuration.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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The reason why LA28 isn’t selling individual seats right now is because venue configurations are still ongoing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
This mixed arrangement prevents the system from forming a single ordered state and instead creates many possible low energy configurations.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
Kieren Jessop, principal analyst at Omdia, notes that a normal prelaunch “stockout” usually shows reduced availability across all configurations, not just high-memory ones—more support for the likelihood of unanticipated interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
"Otherwise, Microsoft and other technology companies must act immediately to alter existing product and contract configurations used by Department of War."
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
It was Friday, and what mattered were the streets thronged with people in amazing configurations.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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