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gravity

[grav-i-tee] / ˈgræv ɪ ti /
NOUN
force of attraction
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Striker Folarin Balogun, one of 13 World Cup newbies on the U.S. team, said he doesn’t expect the gravity of the experience to hit him until he lines up for Friday’s opening game with Paraguay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s easier to get things off the moon; it has less gravity than Earth.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"Given the nature and gravity of the offences, only a substantial prison sentence will suffice," said the court in Assen, in the north of the country.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Scientists say studying gravity waves produced by tropical cyclones is about more than understanding an interesting atmospheric phenomenon.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

I pause, clutching both the pamphlet and the gravity of the situation.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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