adapter
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Mr. Armitage writes with a poet’s mastery of rhythm and rupture, refusing both the sterile fidelity of the scholar and the vulgar opportunism of the adapter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
"Just as a USB adapter allows devices with different connectors to work together, Floquet magnons could bridge frequencies that would otherwise remain incompatible."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
"There was an adapter charging system - full of chargers - and the fire comes out of that."
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
The power adapter was there but no laptop.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Modern directors and adapters are wary of the civic and cosmic levels, perhaps out of fear that pagan prophets and citizen choruses will seem artificial or dated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
If not, adapters are available for less than £10.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
The Nintendo Switch 2 console has officially been released, as retailers opened their doors at midnight — 9 p.m. here on the West Coast — to welcome early adapters and die-hard fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
Ford has been mailing adapters to owners of its older electric vehicles so they can connect to Tesla’s chargers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
However difficult it may be to realise the fact, true admiration for Shakespeare's genius seems to have flourished in the breasts of all the adapters, great and small.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir
