centrifugal
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“The cable is holding you up and simulating centrifugal force on the corner,” Corby said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
A floor below, indoors, racks of centrifugal chillers that control the refrigerant make him smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
These are centrifugal forces shaping the uneasy calm in the world economy.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
As an earthbound motorcyclist speeds around the cylinder, their inertia pushes them into the wall, creating an outward centrifugal force.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024
As the centrifugal force pushed them sideways, Jordan slid across the seat and slammed hard into Alex, ramming him into the side of the bus and smashing the cupcakes into the wall.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
Vocabulary lists containing centrifugal
The Glass Castle
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