compass needle
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"You've taken us for fools long enough," read a banner beneath a display depicting BFV officials using a magnet to pull a compass needle towards them.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Back in the lab, the cores were sliced into thin sections and analyzed with a highly sensitive magnetometer capable of detecting signals far weaker than a compass needle.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
The lasers help measure changes in the atoms’ internal compass needle, which is used to calculate the strength of the magnetic field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Above, the mast tilted back and forth like a compass needle aimed at the sky.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
Lyra couldn’t control its movement at all; it swung where it wanted to, like a compass needle, except that it didn’t settle.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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