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"All the forces are in balance when a pencil is standing on end, so it is a 'solution of the equations,'" he said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
A conversation, or even something so simple as a light too bright or a sound too loud, can cause a "crash" that lasts 24, 48 hours, or in the worst cases, months on end.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Instead, over the last five years, it has turned the historic stretch of Crenshaw Boulevard into a nuisance, a ghost-town construction site with vandalized fences and barricades sitting for years on end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Just four months ago, Kyiv's residents were doing everything they could to stay warm as temperatures dropped to -20C and heating and power was offline for days on end.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
A certain compulsion forced him to continue to search for the secrets of the chessboard, and this preoccupation commanded his attention for hours on end.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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