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magnet

[mag-nit] / ˈmæg nɪt /




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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

Garcha also must compete for students with independently operated charter schools and popular district magnet schools.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

As part of the Sustainable materials and material flows research area, Martin Sahlberg is studying whether Sweden's deposits could become the foundation for a more sustainable magnet industry.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Adding spice, it had tried—and failed—to block Peterhouse from fielding elite recruits, for which the college has become an unlikely magnet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Even when he tried not to, his head still swiveled as if tugged by a magnet, inevitably dragging his eyes over.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Rather than forcing Swedish minerals to fit existing manufacturing formulas, the researchers want to design magnets whose chemical composition closely matches the materials naturally present in local deposits.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Their combined expertise will help evaluate every stage of the process, from understanding the geology to designing and manufacturing the magnets.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Vulcan converts those oxides into metals and finished magnets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

At another one, in Bavaria, Proxima Fusion wants to build a device called a stellarator that would contain the plasma with a twisting arrangement of super-powerful magnets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

José Arcadio Buendía, who had still not been consoled for the failure of his magnets, conceived the idea of using that invention as a weapon of war.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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