partial

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Even with its partial configuration, the detector captured a signal unlike anything scientists had seen before.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

“This scenario could continue to play out in the coming weeks until some framework of a deal is achieved that could, at least, provide for a partial reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In 1959, there was a partial meltdown of the core in one of the lab’s nuclear reactors that is considered among the worst nuclear accidents in U.S. history.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Experts say even a partial halt in Samsung's operations could prove damaging -- though the union argues that production stoppages have already occurred in the past for reasons related to maintenance and equipment inspections.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

When the fundamental is included in calculations, it is called the first partial, and the rest of the harmonics are the second, third, fourth partials and so on.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones