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configuration

[kuhn-fig-yuh-rey-shuhn] / kənˌfɪg jəˈreɪ ʃən /


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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

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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