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For two masses, m1 and m2, scientists multiply the masses together, divide that result by the square of the distance r between them, and then multiply by big G.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The famous Levittown homes that went up on Long Island in the late 1940s were about 750 square feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The building boasts 55,362 square feet of rentable space, roughly 6,766 per floor.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The thousands of square miles of mountain watershed around us, the San Gabriels and the San Bernardinos, are as steep as roller coasters, and the rain funnels off them in tumults.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Remember the piccolo,” I whisper, and take shot after shot from the dirt square, from behind the shed, from the place where the weeds grow out of the cement.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
The game ends when all five squares turn green or when the player uses all six attempts without finding the answer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Readers accompany Muratov as he explores museums and chapels, squares and passageways in Italian cities both large and small.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I don’t eat the traditional three squares a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Rather than relying on elaborate studio sets, the production embraced the neighborhood’s authentic character, allowing real businesses, public squares, and residential streets to become integral parts of the series’ identity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The same little brown squares and cups of yellow fluid are lined neatly across his tray.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
His jaw was squarer and facial hair thicker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
It's Amy Jones's turn for consecutive fours, whacking Rameen Shamim through mid-wicket before going squarer as she plays a lovely sweep shot that sees the ball race across the outfield and to the ropes.
From BBC ● May 10, 2024
I’d wager somewhere in that territory, but hopefully it won’t be much longer before we find out the full story — and learn the differences between the Sub Mini and its larger, squarer sibling.
From The Verge ● Jun. 2, 2022
The modern human talonid gives their teeth a squarer outline than those of Neanderthals.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2022
My jaw looked squarer, broader, my neck thicker, with a bulge of Adam’s apple in the center.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
America’s most middlebrow casual restaurant, with America’s squarest CEO, selling fried cheese and margaritas and fajita plates that you can eat off for days.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
Who jorts have been claimed by — punk rockers, pop stars and rappers, the squarest middle-aged men on weekends — is simply the narrative sewn on top of the real narrative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
“He thought I was the squarest person and replied, ‘What planet are you from?’”
From Fox News ● Jun. 6, 2019
Industry has had to hire all but the squarest pegs and complains of poor productivity and increased absenteeism.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of them, a very short older man with the squarest, broadest face of orange-brown I’d ever seen, said something to them and they all began leaving.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
And in the bargain I’ve squared a longstanding account, which pays psychic benefits hard to quantify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A financial and logistical circle needs to be squared.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Last December, throngs of supporters and foes squared off at a raucous Metro board meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Texas to question whether modern forfeiture practice can be squared with its narrow historical roots.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Stephanie squared up to Erin, her penny loafers toe-to-toe with Erin’s Frye boots.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
It was hard squaring the hulking mass of midshipmen who would nearly trample me at Herndon with these two polite teenagers prone to nervous laughter.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
There has been only one previous case of siblings squaring off against each other at the World Cup,, external and it happened in back-to-back tournaments.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Spear is constantly squaring off with overwhelming forces.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
His company has announced AI chips squaring up to sector heavyweight Nvidia and challenger AMD.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
In answer to their question, Con stepped forward, squaring his shoulders.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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