hydraulic
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“It’s like a hydraulic system. It really is very much like the jacks that push your car up, or something that an excavator might have,” Drew said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Drew, who is also associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, compared the process to a hydraulic system.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
World champion Norris has been beset by reliability problems this weekend, losing much of second practice to a hydraulic failure and half of final practice with another battery failure.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Mr. Paine highlights technological breakthroughs as well, such as the feats of hydraulic engineering in China that created water routes through the country’s vast interior as early as the fifth century B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
When she reached the hydraulic doors, she heard him behind her.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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