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kinetic

[ki-net-ik, kahy-] / kɪˈnɛt ɪk, kaɪ- /


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Rowdy and kinetic from start to finish, “Goat” does in fact reflect the fast-paced dynamism of basketball, but it soon reveals itself a sugar rush without much substance.

From Los Angeles Times

Border controls, tariffs and kinetic raids can only do so much.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Increasingly, there’s a consensus that kinetic impact projectiles, which there are many different forms of, that these can never really be used safely to disperse crowds.”

From Salon

The system's kinetic energy stopped increasing and leveled off.

From Science Daily

By combining kinetic modeling with fluorescence spectroscopy, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and infrared analysis, the team showed that each plastic type releases its own unique chemical mixture.

From Science Daily