symmetry
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It asks very little of you beyond something delicious to pile in the middle and the confidence to fold the edges inward without worrying too much about symmetry.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Its crystal structure has the symmetry needed to support a multidimensional Hall effect.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
"She separated the three crystal types, which themselves differed in transparency, symmetry, and luster, from all the pebbles. This ability to recognize crystals despite their differences amazed us," García-Ruiz said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The album's release has a certain symmetry with the band's first number one single - Too Much Too Young - also a live recording.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Indeed, this was the poetic symmetry of shell-dwellers: They were tough on the outside to protect their soft innards.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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A closer look reveals ingenious contrasts, apparent symmetries dissolving into distinctive details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
As the universe expanded and cooled after the Big Bang, it likely went through a series of phase transitions in which its symmetries broke down in stages.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2025
"Radium-containing molecules are predicted to be exceptionally sensitive systems in which to search for violations of the fundamental symmetries of nature," Garcia Ruiz says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025
As its winking title suggests, director Trương Minh Quý’s “Việt and Nam” is constructed out of neat symmetries and thorny juxtapositions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Here again the English language is mathematically elegant and provides the writer with a neat group of symmetries.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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