repulsive
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“How can someone be so compelling and repulsive at the same time?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Dark matter is thought to act as a kind of gravitational glue, while dark energy is believed to be a repulsive force driving the universe's expansion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The researchers found that this repulsive effect can stop the final stage of Hawking evaporation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The relationship between the pair has frequently come under scrutiny, with Tuchel describing Bellingham's on-field behaviour during last June's defeat by Senegal as "repulsive" - a remark Tuchel later apologised for.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Thus the attractive and repulsive forces between the individual particles nearly cancel each other out, and there is very little net electromagnetic force.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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