shear

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That’s commonly near the center of the office floor, far from windows and close to permanent shear walls that limit sound intrusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“You can shear a sheep for life, but you can only slaughter it once” goes an old saying that sportsbooks seem to have heeded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

By pairing in-situ sound velocity measurements with advanced molecular dynamics simulations, the team detected a dramatic loss of shear wave speed and a sharp increase in Poisson's ratio.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

According to the team, bubbles form most readily near conduit walls where shear is strongest.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

They would not castrate or shear animals unless the moon was right, and they would not gather crops or save next year’s seeds unless the moon dictated.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya