bending
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In that configuration, the gravity of the foreground black hole could have acted like a lens, bending light from the second jet behind it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
In other words, you can be forever reliant on the universe’s mercy or merciless in bending it to fulfill your ambition.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
It often implies bending the rules, or stretching them to the limit, rather than breaking them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
This is what the industry calls "misalignment" - broadly defined as when AI machines do not act in humanity's best interests, such as by bending the rules.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Akira called, bending double and trying to catch her breath.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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