object
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This motion occurs when a star moves slightly toward and away from Earth as an unseen, massive object pulls on it while orbiting.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
With the France attack looking formidable, it will be interesting to see if their unstoppable force or Spain's immovable object prevails in the contest on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Fundamentally there is the speed of a moving object, calculated by dividing distance by time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
But if La Roja, ranked third in the world by FIFA, had been an immovable object in this World Cup, Belgium had been an unstoppable force, scoring 12 times in its previous three games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Jonah Skidmore? So you’re really . . .” Mr. Hodge peered down at the small silver object in his hand.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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For modern artists of the time such as Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, found objects were part of their raw materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
There are sketchbooks still to fill, assemblages missing one last red bottle, and a studio full of objects that have yet to be turned from one thing into another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Chimpanzees do not normally transport objects in their mouths, so the researchers suggest Sandy may have been concealing the crystals, behavior that could indicate she regarded them as valuable.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Fitzwilliam Museum’s moving “War Craft” exhibition memorializes a unique popular art, rough-hewn from found objects and made by men killing time in the field or, afterward, as souvenirs of survival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
This was yet another consequence of turning Wall Street partnerships into public corporations: It turned them into objects of speculation.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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A third objected: “She is NOT an AI Actor, she is an AI Software Program.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
It has also objected to provisions on the handling, registration and custody of the Guru Granth Sahib, saying it was not consulted before the law was passed.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Curiously, none of the measure’s opponents publicly objected to the AG’s wording before it was finalized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
But Iran has objected to the formula so far because no fees would be paid, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
No one objected as Grace prayed aloud in Swahili and Eldin in Bosnian, first for the health and safety of their teammates, and then, if God saw fit, for a victory.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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The hawks could push further, moving from objecting to easing language to actively pressing for a interest-rate hike if energy prices keep climbing.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
In dissent, Judge Allison Eid wrote that Project Soy didn’t lack economic substance, partly because the government was just objecting to the timing of the transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Woods' lawyers can fight against the subpoena or legal order regarding prescription records by objecting to it within 10 days.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Thoreau spent a night in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax, objecting to slavery and the Mexican War.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
What she was objecting to was Lola’s “because.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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