elastic
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Premeditation appears to be an elastic concept in Baker County.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
"The ballista spider's snare is bioengineered to store elastic energy in the silk and rapidly release it, giving it incredible instantaneous power density -- greater than any other specialized silk-based biological catapults," said Professor Narendra.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
It uses low-stretch climbing ropes that convert the fall into a horizontal, pendulum swing, while bungee jumping uses an elastic rubber cord that creates a vertical, bouncing effect.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Segar’s misfit cast: As ever, Popeye is a muscle-bound mumbler and Olive Oyl an elastic lass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
He walked over, shined his light, then picked up a stack of three workpads that had been tied down with elastic straps.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
Practically overnight, I had to adjust to how my new glasses slid down my nose and the way the elastics tethered to my braces snapped like rubber bands in a junk drawer.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
So silk scrunchies are a go-to at home: “They don’t pull or snag” the way other hair elastics would, she says.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
She said: "That's not my jaw and neck in real life - and I can't walk around with tape and elastics everywhere."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2022
In the mornings, it took no small effort for Avril to pull the hair back from her face and impose a kind of order on it with elastics and hair grips.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2021
She had braces, and the elastics were pink, the same as her hair.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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