cylinder
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Now bend the paper into a cylinder without stretching or tearing it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Thrall described tough conditions, sharing his oxygen cylinder with the Pole as they descended, taking 11 hours to get to Camp Three.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
“It’s right here,” glaciologist Alison Criscitiello says, pointing to a nearly invisible gray smudge behind the glass, on a 5-foot-long, 1,550-year-old bisected cylinder of ice.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Before the war throttled shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Kumar’s family could count on getting the 30-pound cylinder from a government-approved gas agency for around $10.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Garrett asks, passing down an already-worn cylinder of paper.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Four larger cylinders were positioned on a rotating carousel in a configuration resembling four candlesticks on an old-fashioned chandelier.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The crew is tired, but they continue to fire on all cylinders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Lu-An" has some 2,000 plastic cylinders of soil and compost to give 100 watts of output, enough to power a rice cooker and other appliances.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Blue flames shoot from two cylinders attached to its base.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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