stationary
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For the third act, which opens with the famous “Ride of the Valkyries,” Gehry designed paper sculpture horses in different poses of motion that, though stationary, activated the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
For instance, a clock traveling at 10 m/s for 57 million years would fall behind a stationary clock by about one second.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
The Oceanwide Expeditions cruise ship, which is now stationary near Cape Verde, an island nation off the coast of Senegal, departed Ushuaia, Argentina, in March, according to the Wall Street Journal.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
The investigators cited the inability of Ford’s system to detect and respond to a stationary vehicle in the Texas crash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Soon she was running five miles a day and riding a stationary bike for another 20 miles.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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