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axis

noun as in point around which something revolves

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But by continuing to fight, the prime minister kept Israel’s options open to achieve its war aims and smash the Iranian proxy axis and nuclear program when the opportunities came around.

On axis with them is Calder’s own mobile he called “Ghost,” dominating the main hall of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

That solidarity carried Israelis through the war’s early days and beyond, as Israel has scored blows against the Iran-led terror axis that many observers dismissed as impossible.

Whether an asteroid is spinning neatly on its axis or tumbling chaotically, and how fast it is doing so, has been shown to be dependent on how frequently it has experienced collisions.

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At the heart of the giant galaxy M87 lies the black hole M87*, which contains a staggering six and a half billion solar masses and spins rapidly on its axis.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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