centrifugal

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The doors of impersonation and tribute revolve with centrifugal force.

From New York Times

These turbines are needed to power so-called driving centrifugal compressors, which essentially raise pressure by condensing gas volumes to ensure smooth transport of the fuel.

From Reuters

Without a more resolute policy by the United States, the United Nations and other international allies, the centrifugal forces tearing the country apart are likely to accelerate, along with its people’s suffering.

From Washington Post

Other Black women are often diagnosed with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia — a “scarring, permanent, destructive” type of alopecia that can “destroy the hair follicles,” Singh said.

From Los Angeles Times

But it is not yet clear whether the crackdown in Amhara will bring greater stability to a turbulent Ethiopia, or further enflame ethnic tensions in a nation already struggling to contain powerful centrifugal forces.

From BBC