stabilizer
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Delta Air Lines Flight 7 was taxiing for departure when its left wing clipped Air Canada Flight 785’s horizontal stabilizer at around 10:30 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Lithium, a mood stabilizer, is a common way to treat the illness.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The separated fan blade resulted in damage to portions of the engine’s cover and sent engine fragments flying, striking the airplane’s fuselage and its horizontal stabilizer, according to the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The ACL acts as a stabilizer in the knee, preventing it from buckling and keeping the tibia from moving too far forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
The tail looked much larger when he got next to it, with a major part of the vertical stabilizer showing and perhaps half of the elevators.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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Thankfully that never happened thanks to the ship’s stabilizers, allowing me to traverse sea ice, view an unsuccessful polar bear hunt, and photograph wildlife from whales to walruses in comfort.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Often, they’re processed with emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, stabilizers and other additives.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
"These are commonly used as heat stabilizers in PVC and have been linked with skin irritation, which is a common complaint among hair extension users."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
First, to be considered ultra-processed, food must contain one of several non-natural substances spanning eight categories, among them emulsifiers, stabilizers, flavor enhancers and flavoring agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Nailer’s eyes swept over the broken clipper’s upper decks, the pontoons and stabilizers and the cracked remains of the fixed-wing sails, all of it white, almost blazingly white in the sun.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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