bending

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Their reliability depends heavily on how accurately scientists can determine the masses of the galaxies bending the light, since those masses control the strength of the lensing effect.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Eventually, those two attain the life they assumed was permanently out of reach by bending to the Chairwoman’s will.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

“If the adviser is bending because they need to increase the number of clients at all costs, or there’s upheaval or maybe high turnover at their firm, that’s not good,” Krueger said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The commercial M365 revenue growth curve “should be bending higher and yet it’s not,” the note said about the sentiment of customers in Asia.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Not the sort of bow musicians did: this one was heels together, arms at the side, eyes straight ahead, bending at the waist.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee