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external

[ik-stur-nl] / ɪkˈstɜr nl /


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Instead of relying on a bulk gas, this approach focuses on how atoms in a chain respond collectively to an external field.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The Athletic reported, external earlier this week that NY Transit is intending to bring in special event pricing for the 30-minute journey from Penn Station in New York to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

It was just a couple of years ago that major corporations were looking to virtual reality as the future of business, whether for internal meetings or external customer experiences.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

For, as Madison said, “if men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“The first law states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless an external force acts upon it.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm




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