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Then they stacked those pancakes together and connected them with propriety joints, creating a 10-ton, eight-foot-tall, D-shaped supermagnet, packed with 165 miles of superconducting tape coiled around 256 times.

A HOLE IN THE GROUND COULD BE THE FUTURE OF FUSION POWERJAMES TEMPLEFEBRUARY 23, 2022MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

He put officers in uniforms, he stressed safety and efficiency, and he preached the twin virtues of public safety and police propriety.

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No other part or the propriety of the transaction itself is even in question.

HOUSING COMMISSIONERS DISAVOW AGENCY RESPONSE TO CONFLICT REVELATIONSANDREW KEATTSMAY 21, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

They shall plan how this may be done with due propriety, and shall advise us of their action.

THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUS

I do it, persuaded of the propriety of the step, and satisfied that all will go well with him yet.

BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUS

Further questions respecting her family, &c., were answered with equal directness and propriety, and with manifest truth.

GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEY

Without having represented to your husband the propriety of first consulting his father, on whom he is dependent, I think?

THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENS

Whatever argument can be employed to establish the propriety of engaging vocally in any religious service is here available.

THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAM

On February 16, 1776, Congress accordingly took into "consideration the propriety of opening the ports."

THE EVE OF THE REVOLUTIONCARL BECKER

A toilet may be as offensive to good taste and propriety by being too elaborate, as by being slovenly.

THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEY

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