movement
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The same mechanism involving melting and the upward movement of liquid may also help explain activity elsewhere in the solar system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
The blockades in Frontignan and Fos-sur-Mer have been lifted, but Ange Natoli, a fishermen's representative, said he wanted to continue the movement until they were able to speak directly to Fisheries Minister Catherine Chabaud.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
This eastward movement of warmer water is one of the harbingers of El Niño.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
But Trahan recognised that any movement this week was unlikely.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The anti-lynching movement came to a head in 1935, four years after Ida B. Wells died, when two senators proposed federal anti-lynching laws.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
They offered insights into the helicopter itself, its movements that afternoon and what is known about how its mechanics work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The solution is essentially an array of specialized sensors that allows a Digit 5 to reliably detect people in its vicinity and slow its movements the closer someone gets to it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Although Jongra didn't make it back to his original capture site during the study, his movements were very clearly going in that direction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sharks are caught and important information is gathered before they're released so that scientists can help to track their movements and behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
I watched her with half-closed lids as Cecilia moved about the room with slow, gentle movements that mesmerized me.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing movement
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"The Civil Rights Movement"
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