pitting

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Even 254SMO super stainless steel, a benchmark chromium based alloy known for strong pitting resistance in seawater, runs into this high voltage limit.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Now, instead of pitting teams against each other, United spends that time figuring out how to solve the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

As well as being collected, the cards are used for games pitting the powers of the creatures against each other, or traded.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

As civil war reshaped the country in 1996-2006, pitting Maoist guerrillas against the monarchy, he rose through the ranks of pro-democracy student groups linked to the Nepali Congress.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The debate over Lawrence’s future at Berkeley climaxed at an acrimonious faculty conclave pitting the hard sciences, represented by Birge and Lewis, against the humanities and social sciences departments.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik