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bent

[bent] / bɛnt /




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Instead of rising evenly, the rock layers were bent and fractured during the process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Many of the deaths and disappearances were first covered individually, sometimes with a conspiratorial bent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

When the RSI moves below 30, investors of a technical bent consider the asset to be in oversold territory.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 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

He bent his fingers inside the mittens, then dropped his hands to his sides again.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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