shear
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Previous ultrasound experiments clearly showed a strong response to shear strain, whereas these direct strain measurements show almost none.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
These observations indicate that shear strain has almost no influence on when Sr2RuO4 becomes superconducting.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
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
The mountains also create wind shear, which is when the wind suddenly changes direction, another deadly hazard to flight.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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