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Grief tethers Supergirl to Ruthye, even though they disagree on how to handle it, and it also seems to repel her from Corenswet’s dopey, innocent Clark Kent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

That ability to repel opposition players has become a trademark move.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

This causes them to repel each other and prevents them from being captured easily during filtration.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026

I do, however, and $5 to $6 an hour for what this lady freely admits is heavy labor with a high risk of repetitive-stress injuries seems guaranteed to repel all mathematically able job seekers.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

In one part of the conveyor system, a vibrating panel called an eddy current creates a sort of reverse magnet that repels nonferrous materials like aluminum beverage cans into their own collection area.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

As an adult, I’ve tried to will myself back into enthrallment with this plucky heroine who repels a scary hobo, bravely goes without food and saves a poor Italian immigrant when others are against her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

But with all the progress being made, and a true effort to fix this problem that generally repels people from the sport, the numbers are starting to go back up in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024

As our magnetosphere repels the storm, it creates the aurora.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

Leveling her wand, she repels SCORPIUS, and she is far stronger.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

While Tiani has been silent since the start of Saturday's attacks, he was able to count on the unwavering loyalty of his presidential guard, which repelled an assault on the presidential palace.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

“The country seems to have become somewhat frozen in time after the liberation,” said Edward “Skip” Gnehm Jr., who was U.S. ambassador when the invasion was repelled and continued to visit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Cokayne's brave turnover, clamping down in the shadow of her own posts, repelled that attack.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Sam’s deerskin jacket repelled water like a nor’easter coat.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

If elected, Wadagni is expected to be able to count on the loyalty of the army, which played a decisive role in repelling an attempted coup against Talon in December.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

It’s almost perfect, in other words, for repelling crowds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

The rod-shaped CSV nanocrystals improve how well the perovskite precursor spreads across the typically water repelling SAM surface, allowing for more uniform coverage.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

This performance, one especially dear to Mr. Nakadai, still haunts, at once repelling viewers while somehow eliciting their sympathy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

I push Ollie away from me, repelling everything he just said.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse