coupling
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Until this series, the opening coupling had always seen the men choose first.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
That mutual struggle is something they can both understand, and it’s an integral part of why their coupling works.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The idea would be to launch several rockets, one carrying crew or cargo, and the others carrying tanks of liquid oxygen and liquid methane that would be offloaded through coupling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The crossings also remain gapless even when spin-orbit coupling is taken into account.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Experiments show that the motility of bull sperm is decreased by dinitrophenol, which interferes with the energy- coupling mechanism with inevitable loss of energy.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
“Apples float, and as the girls’ potential sweethearts ducked to catch the fruit with their teeth, future couplings were determined — or foretold.”
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
Once the animals are brought together, their couplings will alert conservancy staff that the timing is right for reproductive success.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 24, 2024
Each new school also got an emergency generator and exterior couplings to receive clean water from tankers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
Atoms can be surprisingly picky about their couplings with light.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2023
The locksmith hears no whistles, no rattling couplings: no trains.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
