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magnet

[mag-nit] / ˈmæg nɪt /




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A magnet roughly the size of a pinhead can lift a paper clip against the gravitational pull of the entire Earth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Global demand for the principal magnet rare earths is less than 100,000 tons, against close to a billion tons of iron ore exported each year from Australia alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But he was barred after he became a magnet for anti-war sentiment, with images of long lines of his supporters published around the world.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Attendees have to put their phones and other smart devices into a pouch, which can only be opened by a magnet after the event is over.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Mama was a magnet like that, you know.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

This unusual property makes superconductors promising for applications including powerful magnets, highly sensitive detectors, and quantum circuits.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Fe5GeTe2, discovered seven years ago, belongs to a family of materials known as van der Waals magnets.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Four points down at the break, Dave Rennie's side had hopes of taking home half of a specially-designed series trophy, which, held together by magnets, can be shared between the two sides.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Quan Ngo helps operate NT Souvenir Wholesale, a Washington, D.C.-based souvenir supplier that sells ornaments, magnets and political merchandise of both Republican and Democratic politicians to businesses throughout the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

She is different from my biological mom, with whom I have those powerful memories that always acted like magnets connecting me to her no matter how much time passed or what circumstances intervened.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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