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gravity

noun as in force of attraction

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noun as in seriousness, importance

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Another quantum sensor, also being developed by Q-CTRL, can navigate by detecting small changes in gravity.

He shimmied away from the only remaining defender, spotted Schmeichel off his line, and chipped him from the halfway line with a shot that defied belief and perhaps gravity itself.

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A stream of water, completely defying the laws of gravity, flows from the ceiling vents and curves in the air.

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At that point, the force of gravity would take over and the capsule would free-fall down to the landing point.

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Galaxy clusters are among the largest structures in the Universe, made up of hundreds of thousands of galaxies glued together by gravity, over millions of years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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