knob
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"The strain-dependent nature suggests that we may be able to use lattice strain as a tuning knob to induce or control altermagnetism," Zhang said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The compact car has a screen and modern safety features, but relies on physical buttons and a rotary control knob for a more old-school experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The show inspired optimism, yes, but it certainly didn’t turn the dial so decisively toward radical hope that the knob broke off.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2026
Nonetheless, don’t expect any team to start instructing its hitters to move their hands up off the knob.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
There was perhaps an extra knob or two on the misshapen head, teeth were missing—but to that vast, kindly ugliness the beating had made no real difference at all.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
This “crystal-like organ of extraordinary potency,” Rudhyar imagines, has thousands of knobs, each one “tuned to the fundamental tone of a star.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
For the hardware, the couple will be replacing the existing silver-toned metal with gold, including new faucets, new drawer handles, and new knobs for the cupboards.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
Giggles echoed in a nearby play area where children twisted knobs and spun a wheel in a car-like play structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
By adjusting these quantum knobs, or energy scales, researchers can push electrons from solid to liquid phases within these materials.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025
Mam- machi’s violin and violin stand, the Ooty cupboards, the plastic basket chairs, the Delhi beds, the dressing table from Vienna with cracked ivory knobs.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
You’ll discover the fancifully striped Red St. Lawrence from Maine, the sleek Arkansas Black, the ruby Hidden Rose from Oregon, the pearly Yellow Transparent from Russia and several tortured knobbed russets from Sussex, England.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
The knobbed Schwalbes are surprisingly quiet on city roads while offering decent grip on trails — but not as much as you’d get from proper mountain bike tires.
From The Verge ● May 17, 2019
The knobbed ends keep flopping over, needing frequent fixing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2016
Vanessa Torres isn't intimidated by knobbed rails or stylish headgear.
From Time Magazine Archive
His knobbed fingers fluttered among the stars and secret signs of his gown, but he would not help the speaker.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
