motion
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"While this was an experiment-driven discovery, our theoretical work provided the molecular-level interpretation needed to translate the X-ray measurements into a detailed picture of the underlying coordination between proton, electron and solvent motion."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Polanski, who is not an MP, wanted changes to the motion which were rejected by the conference, and ultimately did not participate in the debate or vote.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
In 2022, however, a Colorado trial court denied Suncor’s motion to dismiss.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
That set in motion this whole new vibe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
We were moving so fast and the deer was moving so fast that within a second or two we were several yards past where it had happened and yet everything seemed suspended in slow motion.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Professors and students seem to be going through the motions of learning, so there’s a huge structural problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Mohammad's team and the other defence teams will file motions to suppress some of these categories of evidence, as well."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
A lawyer herself, Harris notes that because the country already has 13 intermediate courts of appeal, a 13-member Supreme Court would allow each justice to review motions from a lower court one-to-one.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Astronomers can detect these faint signatures and use them to study the clusters' motions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Captain Smith begins speaking strange words and using hand motions to communicate.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
He said after the adrenaline wore off, he motioned to the dugout that he might need a pinch-hitter in the bottom half of the eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Within seconds of our arrival, they motioned for us to stop filming.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
During a dinner in September with heads of major technology companies, Trump took questions from the press and motioned with his hand for a reporter to speak up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
During parts of Sunday’s game in Utah, James desperately motioned toward the Lakers bench for a sub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
He stopped and motioned to the garbage behind him.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
He visits the bakery often and waits for his food “literally where the car is right now,” he said, motioning to where tables and chairs are normally placed for customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
"Ok," said Trump as Rubio went back to his seat, motioning for reporters to be quiet as they shouted questions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
"This should all be underwater," he says, motioning towards the parched expanse of exposed white rocks.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
“He did something that very few directors do, where they come and sit by the camera,” recalls Hoult, motioning to indicate just how close the 94-year-old director would be to him on set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Mrs. Malloy goes into the kitchen, motioning for me to follow her.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
Vocabulary lists containing motion
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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