axis
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In a moment defined by anxiety, instability, and a persistent sense that the world is tilting off its axis, the appeal of simplicity makes sense.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
And this presented a long axis, and I tried to follow it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
A revised scheme might do several things at once: minimize the visual impact on the executive residence itself, decrease the addition’s height, and shrink its footprint to preserve the axis to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
What makes this especially frustrating from a neuroscience perspective is that the gut-brain axis is one of the most pharmacologically sensitive systems in the body.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
This could only mean that the 3.4 A-thick purine and pyrimidine bases were stacked on top of each other in a direction perpendicular to the helical axis.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing axis
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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