kinetic
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Strategic military resources go even further with advanced sensors, directed energy, electronic warfare, and kinetic interceptors to detect, track, and neutralize unmanned threats, whether a single drone or a swarm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Amaterasu particle was reported at about 240 exa-electron volts, giving one tiny cosmic-ray particle roughly the kinetic energy of a fast-moving tennis ball.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
“It’s a step change in simulating things like kinetic energy and gravity,” Hassabis says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
“For him, counterterrorism is kinetic and it’s against one type of enemy: the jihadist enemy,” said an associate who has known Gorka for two decades.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
I’m that coin on its way down, screaming in the neck of the funnel, with nothing but my own kinetic energy and centrifugal force keeping me from dropping into darkness.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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