springs

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The pursuing agent presses a button, unlocking the device attached to their vehicle’s front bumper, and a net springs out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Although the craze is high right now, Reformer was invented by Joseph Pilates during World War I, when he adapted hospital beds with springs to help rehabilitate patients.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

A decade ago, Nike created mysterious prototypes featuring giant soles and rigid interior plates that functioned like springs, unleashing the “super shoe” era across the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

David Mackenzie’s “Fuze” springs to life in a millisecond.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

These doors were on hinges, with springs that held them shut, but they were easy to push open, and each door led into another room with three more doors like the first one.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien