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adapter

[uh-dap-ter] / əˈdæp tər /




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"Just as a USB adapter allows devices with different connectors to work together, Floquet magnons could bridge frequencies that would otherwise remain incompatible."

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2026

"There was an adapter charging system - full of chargers - and the fire comes out of that."

From BBC Mar. 9, 2026

To charge it at home, I used my Level 2 charger with an adapter, since China uses different plugs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter.

From Slate Jan. 27, 2026

The power adapter was there but no laptop.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Modern directors and adapters are wary of the civic and cosmic levels, perhaps out of fear that pagan prophets and citizen choruses will seem artificial or dated.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

If not, adapters are available for less than £10.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2025

Some other brands have created snap-on adapters to give or sell to their customers for Supercharger access.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2024

Ford has been mailing adapters to owners of its older electric vehicles so they can connect to Tesla’s chargers.

From New York Times Apr. 30, 2024

However difficult it may be to realise the fact, true admiration for Shakespeare's genius seems to have flourished in the breasts of all the adapters, great and small.

From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Sir Sidney Lee




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