repulsion

Example Sentences

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Polling data backs up this anecdotal display of repulsion towards racist violence.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

For Tinashe, the incongruity of being the kind of person who has their Zoom camera off a day after they sang about seduction, repulsion and red flags in front of thousands seems the entire point.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

The repulsion indicates reduced proton trapping by the W6+ dopant, which leads to the high proton conductivity at low and intermediate temperatures.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

Vanadium dioxide has strongly correlated electronic effects, meaning the repulsion between electrons interferes with the device, so cannot be ignored as is currently done in silicon-based electronics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

Chandrasekhar realized, however, that there is a limit to the repulsion that the exclusion principle can provide.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking