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stabilizer

[stey-buh-lahy-zer] / ˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪ zər /


NOUN
fin
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Lithium, a mood stabilizer, is a common way to treat the illness.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

It also has a large, wavy American Flag painted on its vertical stabilizer, while the older jets have a rectangular flag.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

It was the world’s first reusable spacecraft, employing a plane-like design that included wings and a vertical stabilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

Two are mounted under the wings, and a third is built into the tail at the base of the vertical stabilizer.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2025

“Except Festus tells me the port aerial stabilizer got pulverized when the ship raked against the dock at Fort Sumter.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Often, they’re processed with emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, stabilizers and other additives.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

These stabilizers are monitored using additional qubits connected to the data qubits.

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2026

As China policymakers search for stabilizers to offset property-sector weakness and sluggish high-tier consumption, the lower-tier growth story offers a different angle: not a dramatic rebound, but a slower-burning simmer that may provide structural ballast.

From Barron's Nov. 15, 2025

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

All silver and shiny, with the new jagged fin stabilizers that were supposed to read the magma currents automatically.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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