bent
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After an initial, glancing chase by a group of indigenous men bent on seizing the whalemen’s clothing and weapons, the survivors landed on the Palauan island of Babeldaob.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for "Taiwan Travelogue", a playful postcolonial novel with a culinary bent.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Rigidity describes how strongly a particle's path resists being bent by magnetic fields.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Other prominent voices seem bent on convincing us that telework plays a significant negative factor in women’s career advancement.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
“Under the right circumstances,” said Red, and she bent down and dug up some cold earth.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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