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Many current systems use superconducting circuits, but these are highly sensitive to electromagnetic noise and stray electrical charges - similar to the static electricity that can make hair cling to a balloon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

In May the group warned that red squirrels, which "still cling on" in parts of northern England, could disappear entirely within 25 years.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The loaf came tightly wrapped in cling film with a small white sticker bearing a line drawing of a blue barn.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

The size of her crowds has ballooned over the past 12 months, and when listeners discover her tracks, they often cling to them like a raft in a storm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Cling to me, always cling to me—with love!

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

He gamely wears striped socks and short shorts; she sports Gloria Vanderbilt jeans and clings to her character’s emotional truth like it’s a bucking pterodactyl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The powder clings beautifully to potatoes before roasting, the dried dairy helping to encourage browning while the herbs perfume every bite.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

In Indonesia's Lembeh Strait at night, a tiny crab clings to a drifting jellyfish.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

This water layer is only a few molecules thick, yet it clings to the nanopore surface and prevents ions from directly interacting with it.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026

It crackled softly, like a tiny fire, as she pushed, and it clung to her skin and clothes like a spiderweb clings, like white cotton candy.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

Those are the values Americans clung to when 9/11 sent us reeling.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Those who wrote to her “often clung to every possible shred of plausible deniability.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Ryder clung onto Nathaniel as waves repeatedly crashed over them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

The majority of residents and tourists were wearing masks and the smell of smoke clung on to clothes for days, she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

She clung desperately to Mama Woof’s back as they galloped through the forest of Ashton Place, sniffing and searching for the runaway bird.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The one-time industry disruptor is now the establishment and in the middle of a tricky turnaround plan aimed at clinging on to market dominance.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Yankees were clinging to a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning when Boston’s rookie manager, Chad Tracy, made a choice that will haunt New England all winter long.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Both junk-bond ETFs ended Monday clinging to slight 2026 gains on a total return basis, partly due to the higher compensation investors get for taking more risk in junk bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Researchers often found dirt and debris clinging to the animals, along with tiny parasites living on their bodies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Kicking off the jagged glass still clinging to the front window, I shimmied inside.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman