motionless
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The electrically charged atom was held nearly motionless in an ion trap, which uses electromagnetic fields to keep the ion fixed in place.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Fuel is unavailable, there are huge queues everywhere," he told AFP from his motionless Toyota sedan after a one-and-a-half hour drive from the capital Ulaanbaatar.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Last week, my Oura ring mistakenly logged a two-hour binge-watching session as time asleep because I was lying motionless in bed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The ending is slapdash and rushed, somehow missing an emotional target sitting motionless one foot away.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Matilda, sitting motionless at her desk in the second row, was watching things very closely.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing motionless
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English Language Development Texts, Unit 2
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