pads
Example Sentences
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By the weekend, when the shoulder pads come on, coaches will be breaking out in smiles watching their freshmen players trying to figure out the routine for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Endotest is a spit test that looks for genetic material, and Endosure measures electrical signals in the gut using sensor pads on the abdomen.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
He described turbine blades as the “brake pads of the turbine industry,” because they are the parts that wear out fastest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"The ants it preys on have adhesive pads on their feet, so the contraction of the bundle of tension lines has to overcome a force of many times the ant's body weight to lift it."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
We’re told—the TV tells us—to report any landing of a ship outside the approved pads.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
