configuration
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Diles reclines comfortably on the instrumental configuration that makes so many rock bands sing: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, and the cool, angular drumming of Raúl Ponce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
This configuration is known as a bond-order wave state.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Skytraders deputy chief executive Duncan Mackay told the Australian newspaper the plane had undergone a complete refit into a specialised medevac configuration within 24 hours of the call.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Resonator arrangements that were previously locked into one configuration after fabrication could instead be adjusted for different purposes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
The guards are changing configuration subtly, perhaps preparing to escort Eldred out of the palace.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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The capacity to arrange shapes and lines in organized configurations may represent an important sign of emerging abstract thought, a major development in the evolution of human cognition.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
"To some degree, our evaluation design choices and specific configurations enabled the behaviour," it said, while noting its unexpected "signs of novel, potentially deceptive behaviours".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The reason why LA28 isn’t selling individual seats right now is because venue configurations are still ongoing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The company has largely held iPhone prices steady in recent years, although it has removed some lower-cost storage configurations.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Each of us is a self-contained, free-standing individual, labeled by specific protein configurations at the surfaces of cells, identifiable by whorls of fingertip skin, maybe even by special medleys of fragrance.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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