bend
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Alphabet raises $80 billion, index funds bend their rules for AI, and Spain’s unemployment rate is way down.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
Few, however, are expecting him to bend to the will of the hawks and support a rate increase anytime soon.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
"Because of their enormous mass and compact size, they strongly bend passing light. Starlight from the same host galaxy can be focused into extraordinarily bright images, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing."
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
In November, Leeds United boss Daniel Farke accused Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma of feigning injury to "bend the rules" and break up play.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
He could walk upright, but Marlie and Jonn had to bend their heads slightly, for the roof was low.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
Vocabulary lists containing bend
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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