axis

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What makes this especially frustrating from a neuroscience perspective is that the gut-brain axis is one of the most pharmacologically sensitive systems in the body.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Schrödinger's definitions rely on how colors are positioned relative to this axis, yet he never mathematically defined it.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

"What I'm hearing is that the Franco-German axis isn't working; Meloni and Merz are doing their own thing together," one European diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

From then, family gatherings dwindled, public appearances were mostly separate, and the Pawar name, once seen as a single axis of power, fractured into two rival camps.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

By the end of the third week, the world balanced on its axis.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia