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axis

[ak-sis] / ˈæk sɪs /


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In a moment defined by anxiety, instability, and a persistent sense that the world is tilting off its axis, the appeal of simplicity makes sense.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

And this presented a long axis, and I tried to follow it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Researchers are investigating whether existing diabetes medications and therapies targeting the gut-brain axis could help reduce these effects.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

A revised scheme might do several things at once: minimize the visual impact on the executive residence itself, decrease the addition’s height, and shrink its footprint to preserve the axis to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He put the Sun at the center, made the Earth rotate on its axis once a day and orbit the Sun once a year.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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