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constant

[kon-stuhnt] / ˈkɒn stənt /




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But in a camp where shortages are constant, every watt counts.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Lavia was the only constant breaking up play, keeping the ball moving.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Average wages for frontline workers have risen by about 1% a year in constant dollars, on average, since January 2017.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

Frith’s constant messaging to the players clearly got through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Phineas's tamping iron is very smooth to the touch, smooth from the blacksmith's forge as well as from constant use.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

His theoretical analysis identified an additional constraint on the values of fundamental physical constants: They must permit liquids to move in ways that support life within and between cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

These predictions come from theoretical models rather than experiments in which scientists actually changed fundamental constants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Fundamental physical constants are numbers that govern how the universe operates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Scientists have not established that fundamental constants evolve through such a mechanism, nor have they determined why those constants possess their observed values.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

I explain to her that these have been my companions all these years, the constants from day to day, the stories I can always return to even if mine is always changing.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan


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