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pneumatic

[noo-mat-ik, nyoo-] / nʊˈmæt ɪk, njʊ- /


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Mercedes have been tipped as the car to chase in 2026 although Kimi Antonelli was brought to a halt on the track on Friday by a pneumatic issue.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

In an attempt to improve efficiency, its designers got rid of numerous mechanical and pneumatic components, and replaced them with electrical ones, which were lighter.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

Otherwise, the system of conveyors, magnets, optical sorters and pneumatic blocks runs largely unmanned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

When we are handling weights, loads of things, like a child, groceries, boxes of cat litter, bags of dog food, I hear often you’re not doing it on like a pneumatic hydraulic.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2025

Three messages had slid out of the pneumatic tube while Winston was working; but they were simple matters, and he had disposed of them before the Two Minutes Hate interrupted him.

From "1984" by George Orwell


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