centrifugal
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The centripetal forces that draw the two countries together and the centrifugal ones that drive them apart are both strong and in flux.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
These are centrifugal forces shaping the uneasy calm in the world economy.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
The individual tiles and reinforcement bars create a striking impression of an enthralling and vertiginous centrifugal motion.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
Moreover, the production volume can be easily adjusted by varying the size of the horizontal centrifugal casting cylinder, ensuring consistent thickness and surface quality of polymer solid electrolytes, ideal for battery production.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2024
According to Newton’s theory, the centrifugal force of the Earth’s spin should result in a slight flattening at the poles and a bulging at the equator, which would make the planet slightly oblate.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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