beam
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Is the man napping on a beam in one photograph the same as the one listening to the radio in another?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Looking like a life jacket thrown into a car compactor, the work weaves a floppy beam of hazard-orange steel around and through a menacing conglomeration of rusty metal scraps.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Measuring signals this tiny is far more difficult than simply sending a beam into a detector and reading a result.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The Dean Heritage Centre is home to beam engines and cider presses, and a detailed display charting the history of the areas iconic free miners.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Nim kissed the top of her leathery head and followed the flashlight beam back to her own bed.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Vocabulary lists containing beam
Engineering - Introductory
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