traction
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In fact, the Opta data suggests Brighton are the main reason the theory has gained such traction.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
One proposal that has picked up widespread traction is the use of independent evaluators within labs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
The selloff in global bonds gained traction on Tuesday, pushing the 10-year U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The earliest that new legislation targeting AI could get traction is December, when the midterms are over, according to 22V Research analyst Kim Wallace.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The boy tried to scramble up and run, but he couldn’t get any traction on the squashed turf.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
In addition to Patagonia products, the store will stock DaKine tractions pads and leashes, Ocean Minded sandals, Nixon watches, Smith sunglasses, and a large selection of surfboard fins.
From Time Magazine Archive
She often worked in the front seat of theii Chevrolet, parked away from the dis tractions of home.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he died in 1915 he left a fortune of over $30,000,000 largely made out of banking, sugar, rubber, public utilities, tractions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oblique tractions can always be resolved, by the vector law, into normal and tangential tractions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
The resultant of these tangential tractions must be a force equal to W, and directed vertically; 150 but the direction of the traction at a point of the cross-section need not in general be vertical.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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