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gravity

[grav-i-tee] / ˈgræv ɪ ti /
NOUN
force of attraction
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Because gravity behaved as predicted, changing the law of gravity does not explain the missing mass revealed by these observations.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

There’s a gravity, even a melancholy to her Mary Stone, which drew on Fabares’ ability to project a genuine inner life into the least promising scenarios.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

"The stars in a stellar stream all travel along nearly the same orbit, and that orbit is shaped by the galaxy's gravity," said Northwestern's Tjitske Starkenburg, who coauthored the study.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

"The Court concluded that the litigation had been pursued in a way that took it 'well outside the norm'," the summary of the ruling said, noting "the gravity of the allegations" among other factors.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Once again physicists are talking about the cosmological constant—the mysterious term that Einstein added to his equations to balance the push of gravity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

The orbit balances the gravities of Earth and the moon and so requires little maneuvering and therefore fuel and allows the satellite - or a space station - to stay in constant contact with Earth.

From Washington Times Jul. 6, 2022

The orbit balances the gravities of Earth and the moon and so requires little maneuvering and therefore fuel and allows the satellite — or a space station — to stay in constant contact with Earth.

From Seattle Times Jul. 5, 2022

The differing gravities of their respective homes have even produced physically distinct populations.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2019

Native gold has one of the highest specific gravities.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

As a kindness we remove our friends from the domain of the gravity machine before we dial higher gravities still.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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