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Today, more than two decades after I arrived here in that rental van, this allegiance manifests as knee-jerk defensiveness when others take shots at California.
IN DEFENSE OF CALIFORNIAJAMES TEMPLESEPTEMBER 4, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
In a container, liquid can be levitated over a layer of gas by shaking the container up and down because the repeated, upward jerking motion keeps fluid from dripping into the air below.
TOY BOATS FLOAT UPSIDE DOWN UNDERNEATH A LAYER OF LEVITATED LIQUIDMARIA TEMMINGSEPTEMBER 2, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
That would be a heartbreaking experience for anyone to go through, and I’m so sorry that this jerk betrayed your trust like that.
SOCIAL MEDIA FEELS INCREASINGLY TOXIC. WHAT DO I DO?BLAIR BRAVERMANAUGUST 29, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE
Make the jerk bleed for your bike and they’re far less likely to bother at all.
THE MOST SECURE WAYS TO LOCK UP YOUR BIKEBY MICHAEL FRANK/CYCLE VOLTAAUGUST 26, 2020POPULAR SCIENCE
Bill Gates was widely considered to come off like an evasive jerk in his testimony at the time … Which means he is now perfectly positioned to help Jeff Bezos learn from his mistakes in the Amazon titan’s first appearance before Congress.
The Narendra Modi government’s knee jerk decision to curtail ties with China overnight could cost India heavily.
INDIA WILL NEED TO STEP UP IF IT WANTS TO AVOID CHINESE MONEY FOR ITS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSNIHARIKA SHARMAJULY 3, 2020QUARTZ
As soon as Welcome could jerk the pin loose, he whirled and stumped furiously back in the direction of Chub and Penny.
MOTOR MATT'S DARING, OR, TRUE TO HIS FRIENDSSTANLEY R. MATTHEWS
"Wimmen are kind by natur," said the sailor, shutting his jackknife with a jerk, the only sign of impatience yet visible.
SILENT STRUGGLESANN S. STEPHENS
I followed him down a curving path, and at a turn he gave his head a jerk over his right shoulder.
BROWNSMITH'S BOYGEORGE MANVILLE FENN
She raised her head with a jerk; he saw the fear of himself in her eyes—and knew.
TINY LUTTRELLERNEST WILLIAM HORNUNG
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