configuration
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This shuttle stack sits in flight configuration, almost exactly as it would look on the cusp of liftoff, besides the yellow torque tubes lining the orbiter’s white shell like external ribs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Rather than simply becoming disordered, the particles rearrange themselves into an unusual configuration that behaves differently from the quantum systems scientists have traditionally studied.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
"That finding shaped our choice of cooling configuration from the outset," with "advanced air cooling" chosen instead of water cooling.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Today, the airport’s configuration is too compact to accommodate many large private planes, so some A-listers—including Kim Kardashian and John Mayer—fly into Rifle Garfield County Airport, about 65 miles away from Aspen’s downtown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But how did he choose the initial state or configuration of the universe?
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Engineers will continue refining its camera settings and determining the optimal configurations for its deformable mirrors, which can change shape to make extremely precise corrections to incoming light.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The venue's official seated capacity is just under 74,000, but boxing configurations allow for even larger crowds.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
A posse of extras clad in white jumpsuits and little black aprons would occasionally flood the set, tidying up and moving the furniture into new configurations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“By combining applied AI with decades of sophisticated business rules, regulatory compliance, security models, data models and customer configurations, we enable customers to continuously realize AI’s value,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Thus there must have been initial configurations that would not have given rise to a universe like the one we see today.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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