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configuration

[kuhn-fig-yuh-ray-shuhn] / kənˌfɪg jəˈreɪ ʃən /


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Depending on the configuration of the stairs, it may be more practical to install a stairlift on the main staircase, which is often the most heavily used set of stairs in the house.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

According to the researchers, that configuration resembles conditions seen in the model before past ruptures that crossed both fault systems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The yields can be altered depending on the type of crude used and the configuration of the refinery, but not by much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

After several years of development and testing in Texas, SpaceX began flying the rocket in its full configuration in 2023, deliberately following suborbital trajectories, which are safer and less challenging.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

They batted it back and forth, debating, refining, and quickly working out what would come to be known as the Teller-Ulam configuration.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

We see Pollock seeking alternatives to dripping, revisiting early configurations with generous gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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

The album is loaded with Anthrax trademarks — serrated, crunchy riffs, soaring lead vocals, bludgeoning beats, and scorching guitar — but there are also galactic noise effects, angular song structures and atypical chord configurations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

SKUs, or stock-keeping units, are how those in the industry refer to different model configurations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

Todd also went along with the keto configurations, saying that his organic-chemist friends had drawn enol groups for purely arbitrary reasons.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson


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