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The credit-rating firm S&P Global said in a March 6 report that the U.A.E’s “substantial fiscal, economic, external, and policy flexibility will act as an effective buffer” against the war’s economic effects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Once enough phonons were aligned, their collective motion transferred to electrons, even after the external magnetic field was removed.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
"It cannot be ruled out that a hazardous substance was introduced... due to external influence," it said.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
It was just a couple of years ago that major corporations were looking to virtual reality as the future of business, whether for internal meetings or external customer experiences.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
It struck him that in moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy but always against one’s own body.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing external
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