intrinsic
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“Catapult is intrinsic to L.A. culture and L.A. literature. So many of their writers are in this area,” Gina Frangello told The Times on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Estimating which fundamental constants are compatible with life requires accounting for both the intrinsic properties of liquids, determined by fundamental physics, and the additional effects created by interactions among cells and molecules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
This fluctuation is due in part to Bitcoin having no intrinsic value: Like gold, it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
They may reduce some risk, but they can’t eliminate the repetitive collisions and acceleration forces that are intrinsic to tackle football.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Shapley had found a stellar standard candle, a star noticeable because of its variability, but which had always the same average intrinsic brightness.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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