modes
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In other words, the new fossil helps us understand a phase preceding the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles, when their close relatives were still experimenting with different body shapes, postures, and modes of locomotion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
I am engaged in several modes of therapy to offload this and be able to surf it from both an artistic curiosity perspective and a need for balance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He can toggle between modes — attack dog in conservative media, measured moderate in mixed company — but the transitions are visible.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
No longer simple modes of transport, the cars now also serve as mobile energy storage units.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The limitation of both ethnic and ecclesiastical modes was that you had to stay in whatever mode you had started in for the duration of the performance.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
