physical

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It played to Black’s physical comedy chops, but something felt off about the execution, especially because of the hard-to-understand dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Past incidents show how quickly digital records and physical reality can fall out of sync.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

We’re tapping digital buttons that now stand in for physical buttons that once stood in for a mechanical method for interacting with a complex system.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Challenger agreed: “Being able to do something in the physical world has real protections,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Which means the only way I can contact him is by sending him a real physical letter, which is something I’ve never done before.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy