deform
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They also revealed dislocations moving from the layer interfaces into the surrounding CoAl layers, helping explain how the material could deform without quickly fracturing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Defensive wars don’t merely protect states, they also deform them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
"The first thing we did was to deform a piece of metal," Freitas explains.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2025
The tyres need to be able to deform as they go over rocks and then ping back to their original shape.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
He felt naked, transparent; he felt that this white man, having helped to put him down, having helped to deform him, held him up now to look at him and be amused.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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This alloy softens and deforms at relatively low temperatures — around 500 F — well below the intensity of a typical house fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
By measuring this delay, scientists could estimate how much energy Titan absorbs as it deforms, offering insight into how thick or viscous its interior must be.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 20, 2025
One type of virus carried by mites results in a bee being born with no abdomen, while another deforms their wings and leaves them too weak to fly.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
Peanut butter can be poured into its container and then it deforms, or takes the shape of that container.
From Scientific American ● May 9, 2023
Here, while the sun his polar journeys takes, His visit doubled, double season makes; Stern winter twice deforms the changeful year, And twice the spring's gay flowers their honours rear.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões
AI software can identify each open blossom and direct a robotic arm — or a worker — to release pollen with the precision needed to avoid deformed fruit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
They have been shaped, but not deformed, by military service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
"The glass windows in our homes were shattered, aluminum window frames were deformed, and even the stainless-steel doors were twisted out of shape," she said.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
When many nucleons participate in these coordinated transitions, the nucleus becomes strongly deformed.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
His dented top hat did nothing to hide the deformed length of his skull, or his long, hairy ears.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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A spokesman for Poland's long-distance rail operator, PKP Intercity, told AFP the heatwave was expected to affect traffic, with overhead power lines sagging and rails deforming.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Vidale said it’s likely the outer core is deforming the shape of the inner core, pushing it a kilometer or two in areas where they rub together with force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Low-pressure environments are generally unfavorable for microbes, since these conditions will cause the water in cells to evaporate, deforming their structure.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2024
"We want to prevent breeders from deforming dogs so much, that they suffer."
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
He saw Jan as though someone had performed an operation upon his eyes, or as though someone had snatched a deforming mask from Jan’s face.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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