structural
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The researchers suggest that the growing gas giant acted somewhat like a structural barrier, preventing most larger particles from crossing its orbital region while still allowing finer dust to move around it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
“We are indeed looking at the beginning of a longer, structural change in how global oil gets distributed,” McManus at National Center for Energy Analytics told MarketWatch on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
That local mandate stemmed from research by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety showing that wind-driven embers—not direct flame contact—cause 60% to 90% of structural ignitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
On Sunday, stunned residents watched as firefighters, who had battled the blaze through the night, assessed the building's structural integrity.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The frost feathers holding me up, it became apparent, were maybe five inches thick and had the structural integrity of stale com bread.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing structural
Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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