bent
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Instead of rising evenly, the rock layers were bent and fractured during the process.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
But as it bent into a remix of “Provenza,” Karol hit on a classic Coachella denoument—the fireworks—exploding, hands-up rave anthem to end the night.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
To her left, Melvin Gibbs played electric bass—sometimes nonchalantly, sometimes with one bent knee, as if in genuflection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The philosophical bent of Palantir came from Karp, who holds a Ph.D. in neoclassical social theory from Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Emily was bent over her, quietly pulling the barbs out.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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