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configuration

[kuhn-fig-yuh-ray-shuhn] / kənˌfɪg jəˈreɪ ʃən /


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This shuttle stack sits in flight configuration, almost exactly as it would look on the cusp of liftoff, besides the yellow torque tubes lining the orbiter’s white shell like external ribs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The wraparound configuration also allows the views to become a defining feature of the residence, rather than something reserved for a single room.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

When enough components eventually connect in the correct closed configuration, the resulting structure becomes stable enough to support further growth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

"That finding shaped our choice of cooling configuration from the outset," with "advanced air cooling" chosen instead of water cooling.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

At intervals a complicated system of hydraulic tubes and pumps would cause the towers to telescope slowly upward, a journey of several hours, then allow them to sink slowly back to their original configuration.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

We see Pollock seeking alternatives to dripping, revisiting early configurations with generous gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The venue's official seated capacity is just under 74,000, but boxing configurations allow for even larger crowds.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The album is loaded with Anthrax trademarks — serrated, crunchy riffs, soaring lead vocals, bludgeoning beats, and scorching guitar — but there are also galactic noise effects, angular song structures and atypical chord configurations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

SKUs, or stock-keeping units, are how those in the industry refer to different model configurations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

That close—twenty yards — and I could see the delicate latticework of the leaves, the texture of the soil, the browned needles beneath the pines, the configurations of geology and human history.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien


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