cylinder
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But Austrian startup CycloTech says it can make aircraft even nimbler with its motors -- shaped like an open cylinder with the sides made up of several wing-shaped blades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Broadly similar to the iron-block boat anchors that powered ’60s-era Triumphs, MGs and other British legends, Mazda’s four-banger has an aluminum block; dual overhead cams with four valves per cylinder; and electronic fuel injection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
“It’s right here,” glaciologist Alison Criscitiello says, pointing to a nearly invisible gray smudge behind the glass, on a 5-foot-long, 1,550-year-old bisected cylinder of ice.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
This rocking chair is equal parts dramatic and functional, featuring a stacked cylinder back, rocker frame and arm rests in a black glossy finish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
He picked up one of the most terrifying, a thin spike attached to a glass cylinder.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
During the fire, blasts were heard, initially mistaken for exploding gas cylinders, but they may have been these shells, according to fire commander Thomas Mimiague.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Other products were scattered around, including propane gas cylinders and bags of caustic soda, in the unfinished building.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Two traps that Soto set up outside his home — vertical, clear cylinders reminiscent of a hummingbird feeder — were filled with dead flies within days, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The four Old Ones scattered hastily into the hall, where the strange blue-white cylinders still hung ghosdy round the three walls, burning with their dead cold flames.
From "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper
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