upside down
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It used a downforce-generating fan system to remain stuck upside down, and then blasted free, flipped—this was the flying part—and touched down amid a cloud of compressed air.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
A suction system that enabled it to hang upside down 69 feet above the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The sleek white sports car drove upside down, thrust itself into the air and performed a flip over a lineup of other Tesla vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Humans, for instance, can drink through a straw while upside down and still breathe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
After their trip to Las Vegas, Eisman and his team were so certain the world had been turned upside down that they just assumed Raymond McDaniel must know it, too.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
They had their lives and livelihoods turned upside-down due to the now dropped charges, the lawyers said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The header image was an upside-down pink triangle surrounded by a red “no” symbol.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Images broadcast by Turkish television showed the upside-down ferry in the water, with people wearing life vests atop its orange hull.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
“We’re living in this upside-down world where departments that were set up for one purpose are acting in a way that’s antithetical to the purpose of the department.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Otto flipped to a specific page, the one he’d written on back at Mr. Archie’s store, when he and Sheed found the upside-down car.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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