cylinder
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Now bend the paper into a cylinder without stretching or tearing it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
I’m not sold on the V4’s cylinder deactivation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
He considered different shapes for the container -- like a square or even a star -- but thought it best to avoid having seams and joints, so a stainless steel cylinder won the day.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 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
The water turned to steam, drove out the air and forced the piston to the top of the cylinder, where a spring engaged a bolt.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Four larger cylinders were positioned on a rotating carousel in a configuration resembling four candlesticks on an old-fashioned chandelier.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Most car buyers don’t sweat over how many cylinders are under the hood, said industry consultant Dan Nicholson, a former vice president at General Motors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Businesses face an array of challengers, however, so the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Lu-An" has some 2,000 plastic cylinders of soil and compost to give 100 watts of output, enough to power a rice cooker and other appliances.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Through the big windows, I watch the week's edition of Unzer Sztyme rolling over the cylinders of the press.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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