structure

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This strong slowing effect allows the structure to shrink dramatically while still trapping light efficiently, resulting in a layer more than a thousand times thinner than a human hair.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

BDC managers tell Barron’s that public debt is just one part of their financing structure and that their debt is laddered with staggered maturities.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The U.S. on Thursday struck an Iranian bridge connecting Tehran to the city of Karaj, with American officials insisting that the structure could be used to transport missiles, drones and other military material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Earlier, the interior ministry published on X that 40 firefighters responded to an emergency at the stadium "involving people trapped in a structure".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I couldn’t fetch a good look at the structure in the dark, but it’s sprawling.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin