bends

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Nor, unfortunately, does it reflect Martin Luther King’s hopeful idea that history’s arc ultimately bends towards justice.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

According to general relativity, the Earth circles the Sun because the Sun's mass bends spacetime and shapes the path the Earth follows into an orbit.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

This spurred Corning’s engineers to make their cables thinner, but also tougher, so they could withstand tight bends, says Claudio Mazzali, Corning’s head of research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Following a series of bends in the road, the witness noticed debris on the roadway and then saw the Focus in bushes.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The mammoth bends its knees and jumps … before crashing onto the ground and catapulting me off my feet once more.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer