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repel

[ri-pel] / rɪˈpɛl /




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Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

That ability to repel opposition players has become a trademark move.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

It’s meant to contrast with the walls designed to repel refugees.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

"Electrons normally repel each other, but in superconductors they form pairs; this pair formation is the key to a superconductor's ability to conduct electricity without dissipation," said Lau.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

He could repel people if he chose by wearing to class a short-sleeved shirt that revealed the scar tissue on his stump.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

In one part of the conveyor system, a vibrating panel called an eddy current creates a sort of reverse magnet that repels nonferrous materials like aluminum beverage cans into their own collection area.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

“Bug spray repels them like it repels any other insect, so you just have to kind of hope that you don’t get eaten alive,” Reaves said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

"In a dusty plasma, we described how a leading particle attracts the trailing particle, but the trailing particle always repels the leading one," Nemenman explains.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2026

In the northern Danish city of Aalborg, the firm MyDefence makes equipment that jams and repels drones.

From BBC Oct. 20, 2025

“Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning, simple girl. Goblins’ silver repels mundane dirt, imbibing only that which strengthens it.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

Cokayne's brave turnover, clamping down in the shadow of her own posts, repelled that attack.

From BBC May 17, 2026

Kuwait's military said it repelled a dawn drone attack.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

That offensive was repelled by forces from France, which has since left the Sahel country.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

Sam’s deerskin jacket repelled water like a nor’easter coat.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Since relations with the U.S. have deteriorated, the Cuban government has stepped up what it calls national days of defense to practice repelling invaders.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

If elected, Wadagni is expected to be able to count on the loyalty of the army, which played a decisive role in repelling an attempted coup against Talon in December.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

The rod-shaped CSV nanocrystals improve how well the perovskite precursor spreads across the typically water repelling SAM surface, allowing for more uniform coverage.

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 2026

For the second, he stood tall and refused to give himself away when Chemsdine Talbi bore down on him, repelling the Morocco international with his legs.

From BBC Oct. 4, 2025

The scene which met mv eyes was at once compelling and repelling.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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