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gravity

[grav-i-tee] / ˈgræv ɪ ti /
NOUN
force of attraction
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If gravity were infinitesimally stronger, all matter would have collapsed back in on itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The pair developed the Mackaill-Russomano method, which teaches astronauts how to perform CPR on the surface of the moon and Mars, where gravity is weaker than on Earth.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Hansen thought of the Earth’s gravity, still working to pull the crew home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

When a massive star runs out of fuel, it collapses in a powerful supernova and leaves behind an object with gravity so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

He did this by adding a cosmological constant, an as yet undetected force that counteracts the force of gravity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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