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Because it can respond differently depending on the speed of an impact, it could absorb energy or deform in a controlled way during a collision, helping reduce the risk of injury.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026

Defensive wars don’t merely protect states, they also deform them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

Because touchdown airbursts often fail to deform the landscape in lasting ways, confirming their occurrence is much more difficult.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025

"If we permanently deform a tyre, it doesn't roll efficiently, and we have issues with power loss," says Dr Padula.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

“Or your hand will move and you’ll deform yourself.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

This alloy softens and deforms at relatively low temperatures — around 500 F — well below the intensity of a typical house fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

By measuring this delay, scientists could estimate how much energy Titan absorbs as it deforms, offering insight into how thick or viscous its interior must be.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 20, 2025

Peanut butter can be poured into its container and then it deforms, or takes the shape of that container.

From Scientific American ● May 9, 2023

Magma forcing its way through rock generates distinctive types of earthquakes, deforms the land as it ascends and unleashes noxious gases.

From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022

But this is only one instance of a lack of judgement which deforms every page of their performance: e.g.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

They have been shaped, but not deformed, by military service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

It exhibits more modest 4p-4h excitations and therefore remains far less deformed.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026

Neave, now 18, suffers from curvature of the spine, muscle wastage, scar tissue, and deformed feet, Natasha added.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025

Sun, however, had a problem: a deformed finger that slowed him down and drew the ire of his overseers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

These men have been caught halfway through their transformation: ordinary bodies but with powerful, supernatural heads, deformed in the direction of heroism, or villainy.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

A spokesman for Poland's long-distance rail operator, PKP Intercity, told AFP the heatwave was expected to affect traffic, with overhead power lines sagging and rails deforming.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Vidale said it’s likely the outer core is deforming the shape of the inner core, pushing it a kilometer or two in areas where they rub together with force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

Low-pressure environments are generally unfavorable for microbes, since these conditions will cause the water in cells to evaporate, deforming their structure.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2024

"We want to prevent breeders from deforming dogs so much, that they suffer."

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024

He saw Jan as though someone had performed an operation upon his eyes, or as though someone had snatched a deforming mask from Jan’s face.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright