propulsion
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He wants to study propulsion engineering and hopes to land an internship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin or Northrop Grumman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Yet Monk’s influence—his percussive attack, dissonant tone clusters and blend of propulsion with pauses—is evident throughout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Its structure, propulsion components, and avionics are fully assembled.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
What's being prepared is phenomenal -- Airbus is entering propulsion, which is not necessarily in our nature.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“It succinctly describes the method of propulsion of the landingboat, sir.”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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