configuration

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The researchers created three different versions of viciazites, each with a unique type of neighboring nitrogen configuration.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

It isn’t in the Constitution, that’s true—in its modern configuration it dates from 1917, although forms of it date to 1806 and perhaps to the first Senate rules of 1789.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Sur said he expects copper to remain the dominant configuration for “scale-up” purposes—connections within a single server rack—through at least 2027, while CPO will gain share for “scale out,” or connecting different server racks.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

This occurs when magnetic moments in a material cannot settle into a single stable pattern and instead remain in a fluctuating configuration.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

The configuration struck me as significant, in some way that was not entirely clear, everyone except for Bunny—“What’s going on?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt