centre of gravity

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GEM's research also found that just a small fraction of wind and solar growth came from rich G7 countries, with the "centre of gravity" now shifting "decisively toward emerging and developing economies."

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

An aircraft can use thousands of kilos of extra fuel if its centre of gravity shifts by just a small amount.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

It can also register their approximate weight as well as their centre of gravity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

Minutes of the Fed's most recent policy meeting are due out later and will be scoured for clues about where the centre of gravity among policymaking lies.

From Reuters • May 24, 2023

The Parisian view, that the centre of gravity of the earth corresponded to the centre of the sphere of water, will have seemed at first sight like a viable option.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton