bending
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"Imagine bending a flexible ruler, except the bend is squeezed into a space smaller than a billionth of a meter," said Sathvik Ajay Iyengar, a former Rice doctoral student and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Growers are also reporting cucumbers that are coming out misshapen, with some bending back into a spiral.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
For more than 20 years, Lionel Messi has been able to do anything he wants on a soccer pitch, bending the game to his will and conjuring otherworldly moves out of thin air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Studio people were bending over backwards to make all these promises that would never happen in the past,” Lee said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He was bending over and staring at something on the ground.
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
