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gravity

[grav-i-tee] / ˈgræv ɪ ti /
NOUN
force of attraction
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The gravity of the case prompted President William Ruto to set up a commission of inquiry, although this was later declared unconstitutional.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The gravity of circumstances seem to crystallize in his mind.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

To understand how this internal sense works independently, researchers needed to eliminate the directional signals provided by gravity and light.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

For decades, questions about the origin and fundamental nature of time have largely belonged to theoretical physics, particularly quantum cosmology and quantum gravity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The gravity of the task may help me hold my tongue as the verse commands.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

The orbit balances the gravities of Earth and the moon and so requires little maneuvering and therefore fuel and allows the satellite - or a space station - to stay in constant contact with Earth.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2022

The orbit balances the gravities of Earth and the moon and so requires little maneuvering and therefore fuel and allows the satellite — or a space station — to stay in constant contact with Earth.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2022

The differing gravities of their respective homes have even produced physically distinct populations.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2019

We have had no chance to test the idea that the pace of time might depend on the strength of gravity, because we have not experienced radically different gravities.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

But the children had run directly northwest, along the seam between Peace and Progress, and if Clare stayed in the sweet spot where those realms met, their gravities would work against each other.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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