configuration
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The yields can be altered depending on the type of crude used and the configuration of the refinery, but not by much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
After several years of development and testing in Texas, SpaceX began flying the rocket in its full configuration in 2023, deliberately following suborbital trajectories, which are safer and less challenging.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Once contraction begins, this network tightens inward and then returns to its original configuration.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Not an ideological configuration, but a practical one,” said Sims.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The configuration struck me as significant, in some way that was not entirely clear, everyone except for Bunny—“What’s going on?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
The venue's official seated capacity is just under 74,000, but boxing configurations allow for even larger crowds.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
A posse of extras clad in white jumpsuits and little black aprons would occasionally flood the set, tidying up and moving the furniture into new configurations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
There’s a staggering amount of Norman Rockwells, some in interesting configurations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
SKUs, or stock-keeping units, are how those in the industry refer to different model configurations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Given the X-ray data, a large variety of possible three- dimensional configurations for the polypeptide chain were quickly discarded.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing configuration
Word Generation Science - Introductory Chemistry Concepts
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Engineering - Introductory
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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