deck

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Shear strain involves shifting parts of a crystal sideways, similar to sliding the top of a deck of cards relative to the bottom.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Dunn said the deck has been stacked against the Trojans all season and it’s forced them to grow stronger as a unit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

I then ask AI to analyze a collection of past chats to point out how I may be stacking the deck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

This writing style works just fine for a corporate slide deck that is equally disconnected from the lived world.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Nighthand strode closer to her, his huge bulk moving fast across the deck, his shoulder knocking a lamp off the wall.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell