gal

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In September 2023 the NRA approved Chubu Electric's estimate of 1,200 gal, a unit of acceleration used to measure the intensity of quakes.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

These bites can cause the immune system to become sensitive to alpha gal, a sugar naturally found in meat from mammals.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

Press the little guy or gal hard enough and they’re just as ruthless as the mogul that’s suppressing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

I was always a little community theater gal when I was younger.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

“Listen, here’s the dope, see? The gal where I’m working, the daughter of the old man who’s rich, a millionaire, has done run off with a Red, see?”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright