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And so the drama begins to bend under a paranoid, absolutist logic reminiscent of authoritarianism itself.

When there is negative news, stocks with stretched valuations can adjust downward more quickly — but they can also bend and not break, he said.

It's called the Magnus effect and is the same principle which causes a spinning football to bend through the air - especially when kicked by David Beckham.

I can see knots under the skin in the bends of his arm.

The name "chikungunya" comes from the Kimakonde language, meaning "that which bends up," a reference to the stooped posture caused by the severe joint pain that often accompanies the infection.