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  • past participle of bend.
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bent

[bent] / bɛnt /




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“Canada need not fall on bent knee to make it happen,” said Dilkins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Rigidity describes how strongly a particle's path resists being bent by magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Other prominent voices seem bent on convincing us that telework plays a significant negative factor in women’s career advancement.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

But Standard Oil finally went under the knife in 1911, split into 34 separate companies that sometimes seem like they are bent on reunifying.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Our makeshift house was made of birches bent over and tied at the tops and covered with caribou skins.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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