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By precisely measuring that motion and the associated gravitational torque, the researchers could calculate one value for G. Torque is simply a twisting force, similar to the force used when turning a wrench.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

“And as he said, as we feel, it’s the pitching and the torque of landing on that leg that kind of gets it upset.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

Meanwhile, the combined 609 lb-ft of torque computes to 4,400 pounds’ towing capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

Aeon is equipped with 21 sensors including cameras, radar, a microphone, and force and torque sensors for manipulation.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Called torque, this reaction must be compensated for by your feet pushing on the rudder pedals.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

However, Mach's explanation could not account for the reverse rotations and torques measured during the new experiments.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Computer simulations that applied realistic forces and torques confirmed this behavior and showed that plectoneme formation depends on DNA's ability to transmit twist along its length.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026

Ultimately, though, the author torques her contrarianism past trolling, past knee-jerk philosophizing and past satire, alchemizing a critique of literary culture in all its ideological waywardness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

Some of the white terracotta tiles that cover the building’s facade were haphazardly installed, wrecking the precise geometries of a design that ripples and torques.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

“Lord Bowen, you shall collect the tolls. The gold and silver, the amber, the torques and armbands and necklaces. Sort it all, count it, see that it reaches Eastwatch safely.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Argentine lifestyle impresario Alan Faena opened his namesake New York hotel late last year in the bottom of a torqued high rise by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

I torqued my car out of the way but geez, people.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

The torqued ellipses, quite literally, shifted the axis of Serra’s career: from solid to space, from process to perception, from the artist’s actions to the viewer’s bodily experience.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

In December, a Tesla supplier implemented improved process controls along with improved training and supervision to ensure bolts are torqued to specifications, the automaker said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 4, 2023

There was a grinding shudder—then a twisted ship which looked as if some giant had taken a wet rag and torqued it to squeeze out the water.

From A Woman's Place by Mark Clifton

After years spent clenching, tightening and torquing myself out of all types of alignment, I am ready to surrender my way back to something like order.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Seats in that area showed signs of damage, including sheared oxygen masks, lost headrests and torquing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

Wilson claims it designed a tool to install bolts and fasteners on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner starting in 2012, and alleged that misuse of its stolen torquing tool led to leaks aboard the International Space Station.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

The truth is that you’re more likely to break your stemware by knocking it against the sink or torquing the handle as you scrub the bowl.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

“Anya, look!” he said, torquing his arm back and forth.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack