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repel

[ri-pel] / rɪˈpɛl /




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Backing Carroll is a way to repel the efforts to silence women who have a story to tell.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

U.S. special forces have been training Mexican military teams to repel attacks at stadiums.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The limonene changes the algae's surface properties, making it repel water.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

They have been used in a range of consumer products since the 1940s, from clothing and cosmetics to food packaging and nonstick cookware, often as a slippery coating to repel water or stains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

If they faced inside the chain, they would repel each other, forcing the molecule to fly apart in a nanosecond.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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