repulsion
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Polling data backs up this anecdotal display of repulsion towards racist violence.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
I hate sleeping in other people’s beds and can’t fathom spending all day with a man without developing at least one repulsion to him.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024
However, getting the two atoms to fuse is tricky, as it takes massive amounts of pressure and energy for the two atoms to overcome their mutual repulsion.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
These electronic bands can be imagined as rungs on a ladder, and electrostatic repulsion limits the number of electrons that can occupy each rung.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
Obinze felt repulsion and longing; he pitied them, but he also imagined being like them.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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