bent
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Small ring molecules behave somewhat like bent branches under pressure.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
The Washington Post’s editorial leadership bent under pressure.
From Salon • May 13, 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
First he moved the hopeless cases — frames dented, forks bent, gears rusted — into one room and their cousins the wheelchairs into another, leaving about 90 that could be saved.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Father, his jeweler’s glass in his eye, was bent over the shoulder of the newest apprentice, deftly selecting an infinitesimal part from the array before them on the workbench.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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