repulsion
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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
In addition to the 45-minute blocking process that prevents multiple sperm from fertilizing the same ovule, a repulsion signal also directs rejected suitors towards other unpaired ovules.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2024
These insulators, known as Mott insulators, occur when electrons become frozen because of strong repulsion they feel from other electrons nearby, preventing them from carrying a current.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
He waited for the elf to admire the family tradition, but Brangwain Spurge just stared with repulsion at Werfel’s deflated past faces.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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