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More than 1,200 school districts and states like New Mexico and Massachusetts are pressing a far more elastic theory—public nuisance, one of the oldest torts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

"The ballista spider's snare is bioengineered to store elastic energy in the silk and rapidly release it, giving it incredible instantaneous power density -- greater than any other specialized silk-based biological catapults," said Professor Narendra.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

It uses low-stretch climbing ropes that convert the fall into a horizontal, pendulum swing, while bungee jumping uses an elastic rubber cord that creates a vertical, bouncing effect.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Some of his most popular designs are the backless halter tops with an elastic chest and waist area trimmed with a silky lace, as well as scrunched crop-top jerseys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Rachel wore her green linen Easter suit she was so vain of, and her long whitish hair pulled off her forehead with a wide pink elastic hairband.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Practically overnight, I had to adjust to how my new glasses slid down my nose and the way the elastics tethered to my braces snapped like rubber bands in a junk drawer.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025

So silk scrunchies are a go-to at home: “They don’t pull or snag” the way other hair elastics would, she says.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022

In the mornings, it took no small effort for Avril to pull the hair back from her face and impose a kind of order on it with elastics and hair grips.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2021

"Tights must not be coloured, hair must not be dyed, the colour of hair elastics is fixed, and they must not be worn on the wrist," she says.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2019

The well elastics words down, then catapults echoes up.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell