coupling
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People pay a premium for iPhones because they perceive value in the tight coupling of hardware, software and apps inside Apple’s ecosystem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The other is the Zeeman effect, which describes the coupling between the magnetic field and electron spin.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Asmodeus” is a bewildering incantation about the coupling of poetry and squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Until this series, the opening coupling had always seen the men choose first.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Experiments show that the motility of bull sperm is decreased by dinitrophenol, which interferes with the energy- coupling mechanism with inevitable loss of energy.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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“Apples float, and as the girls’ potential sweethearts ducked to catch the fruit with their teeth, future couplings were determined — or foretold.”
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
In addition, the team will explore the possibility of creating quantum materials, in which radical molecular units lead magnetic exchange couplings between the units as designed -- a quantum mechanical effect.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2024
Once the animals are brought together, their couplings will alert conservancy staff that the timing is right for reproductive success.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 24, 2024
Each new school also got an emergency generator and exterior couplings to receive clean water from tankers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
The train lurches forward, the cars jerking as the engine pulls the slack from their couplings.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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