bends

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“A tool in service of someone with a genuine vision that bends the tool to their will, rather than having themselves bent to the tool — that’s what creativity is about,” Fairey said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

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

Many of the fast corners that were rendered bends in straights by last year's cars will become a driving challenge again, such as Abbey at Silverstone.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The moment hangs, suspended, until Marion suddenly bends forward into a slow, deep bow, so deep that her smashed hat falls onto the ambassador’s feet.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin