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Instead of relying on a bulk gas, this approach focuses on how atoms in a chain respond collectively to an external field.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Yet there have also been queries about Newcastle's direction of travel from external quarters as the wait for updates concerning the future of St James' Park and a new state-of-the-art training ground goes on.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He has been linked with La Liga leaders Barcelona, Serie A side Juventus and clubs in the United States, while Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain have reportedly, external been suitors in the past.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“Any entity capable of causing the universe,” says narrator Stephen Meyer, a philosopher of science, “must be external to, or separate from, the universe itself. It must . . . transcend time and space.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In their genes and skeletons as well as in external appearance, the Japanese are very similar to other East Asians, including North Chinese, East Siberians, and especially Koreans.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond