stationary
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An AFP team on site saw around 15 stationary ships near the port entrance, though it was not possible to confirm if they were being kept out by the traffic shutdown.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Earlier studies showed that this region stayed near the equator and remained mostly stationary during the same period.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Ford Motor, for example, shut down a new EV battery plant in Kentucky earlier this year and plans to swap out its equipment to produce stationary batteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
We asked for its response to reports that the car had been stationary and fired on without warning, and were told to direct our enquiry to the police.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
At nine-tenths of the speed of light, for instance, a yardstick would only be 0.44 yards long, and a one-pound bag of sugar would weigh nearly 2.3 pounds—from a stationary observer's point of view.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Earth and the Solar System - Middle School
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