magnetic field
Example Sentences
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It rotates on its side, has an irregular magnetic field, and is surrounded by moons that may contain subsurface oceans beneath icy crusts.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The beams heat the plasma and spin it to create a stable magnetic field.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Bill Atkinson, a brilliant Apple programmer, kept his eyes on the screen as though they were fixed there by a magnetic field.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
A phenomenon known as the Russell-McPherron effect can make the Northern Lights stronger around the equinoxes, as the Earth's magnetic field is aligned with the incoming solar winds.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
It tipped slowly, still buoyed on the magnetic field of the east, west, and south anchors, but it had lost its balance, like a table with one leg cut away.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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