external
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Instead of relying on a bulk gas, this approach focuses on how atoms in a chain respond collectively to an external field.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
One ticket showed, external the match would have taken place at Wembley Stadium during a midweek, with a kick-off time of 19:30 BST, but United went on to win the title by four points.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“Any entity capable of causing the universe,” says narrator Stephen Meyer, a philosopher of science, “must be external to, or separate from, the universe itself. It must . . . transcend time and space.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
It was just a couple of years ago that major corporations were looking to virtual reality as the future of business, whether for internal meetings or external customer experiences.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
The other mode of formation of complex societies, besides merger under threat of external force, is merger by conquest.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing external
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