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mechanical

[muh-kan-i-kuhl] / məˈkæn ɪ kəl /


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Keeton first heard about Rocket Lab when he was a college student studying mechanical engineering, following the inaugural launch of its Electron rocket in 2017.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Though financiers are known for their obsession with high-end mechanical watches, current and former Wall Streeters said they rarely wore their Patek Philippes to work, opting for affordable timepieces by brands such as Timex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For a year, the families of the victims have lived with unanswered questions: what happened in the cockpit, why the aircraft lost thrust, whether the disaster was human error, mechanical failure or something else entirely.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In quantum technologies, qubits serve a similar purpose but can take advantage of quantum mechanical effects to process and transmit information in entirely new ways.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Brigit slipped into the Touch Tower, skittering under the massive mechanical hand now frozen in a wave.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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