stationary

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This includes making it illegal to overtake a stationary bus "in clearly defined dangerous circumstances".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Ford now plans to make utility-scale stationary batteries there, using CATL’s technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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

Factories have used stationary robots since the 1960s for tasks such as welding frames and attaching windshields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

When the source emits the next wave crest it will be nearer to us, so the distance between wave crests will be smaller than when the star was stationary.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking