compass
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Using supersensitive, quantum-based magnetic sensors, it’s possible to read that field the way a compass needle does and match those variations to pre-existing maps of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
When many of these spins align in the same direction, their combined effect creates a strong, stable magnet, like the one in a compass or on a refrigerator door.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The mythic dimension may be missing here, but Holmes darkly captivates within the narrower compass of this energizing revival.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
In the world of Martin’s books, even the most duty-bound characters must find their compass in the shadow of life and memory.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
“It is not German. This looks to me like a British compass, or American. A German compass would have O for ost, and this has an E. Ost in English is ‘east.’
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing compass
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