torque
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“There’s been some serious torque in this market,” Klar said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
This torque travels along the strand, causing sections outside the pore to coil into plectonemes.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
Such a motor is great if you want to spin a fan, for example, because it functions well at high speeds with low torque.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
From the driver’s seat, the additional electro-torques represent a welcome bump in both torque and power for the perennially languishing Crosstrek.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Somehow I landed facedown, which forced the antenna to a strongly oblique angle that put a lot of torque on the hole in the suit.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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