physical

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We’re tapping digital buttons that now stand in for physical buttons that once stood in for a mechanical method for interacting with a complex system.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“We knew it was going to be a tough, physical game and we knew we had to match that intensity,” said Kiki Rice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Challenger agreed: “Being able to do something in the physical world has real protections,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Infrastructure refers to the likes of physical servers and virtual machines, while assets refers, for example, to laptops, printers, network equipment and software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

At seventeen, the girls could join the Faith and Beauty group, which promoted physical grace through instruction in dancing, hygiene, and charm.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti