switch
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After reviewing the histories of Boeing's 757, 767, 777, 787 and 737 Max fleets - more than 400 million flight hours - he found no case in which a switch failure shut down an engine.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
In one instance, a cyber team found a toggle switch that sailors were using to electronically flip between vessel names—the digital equivalent of painting over the ship’s real name on the hull.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
In the new study, researchers used genome editing to switch off the gene responsible for producing dihydroflavonol 4-reductase, an enzyme involved in a critical step just before anthocyanins are formed in red lettuce.
From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026
I like to switch up my hot sauces depending on the soup.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
He made another adjustment to the choke, then let it set for a minute before giving the switch one last try.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing switch
Engineering - Introductory
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Electricity and Magnetism - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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