stationary

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In both incidents, in February and March 2024, Ford drivers slammed into stationary vehicles while using BlueCruise, according to incident reports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Earlier studies showed that this region stayed near the equator and remained mostly stationary during the same period.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Factories have used stationary robots since the 1960s for tasks such as welding frames and attaching windshields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Mahmood added that a stationary demonstration could take place instead under strict conditions.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

At nine-tenths of the speed of light, for instance, a yardstick would only be 0.44 yards long, and a one-pound bag of sugar would weigh nearly 2.3 pounds—from a stationary observer's point of view.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife