static
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Static electricity -- the spark you feel when touching a doorknob or pulling on a sweater -- occurs when electrons build up and discharge suddenly upon contact with a conductor.
From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025
There was a lawsuit about this, and Static Controls prevailed because the court ruled that the program on the chip was too short to be a copyrighted work.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025
Static shots frame the duo in profile during their scripted role-play, but when Hal’s upper hand slips, the camera whips back and forth between them as Hal and Rebecca jockey for the power position.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023
Static electricity from electrical devices can ignite the gas.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023
Static rippled in the air, and it was like she and Mini were now standing on a giant television screen.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing static
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