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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
“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
It was just a couple of years ago that major corporations were looking to virtual reality as the future of business, whether for internal meetings or external customer experiences.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
Mercedes currently has a roster of as many as nine junior drivers, external and some of them have made it this far thanks to new affordable karting initiatives.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
He seems listless and confused, and though he still learns new problems without external rewards, his performance is peculiar.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Vocabulary lists containing external
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