adhesion
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However, due to the failed sanding systems and low wheel-rail adhesion, the speed "was such that the deceleration required to slow the train for the loop could not be sustained".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Moisture, along with other factors like leaves from nearby trees, can affect adhesion on the rails, according to the RAIB.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
After addressing structural problems such as loss of adhesion and exfoliated paint, the restorers then used reversible techniques -- including watercolour paint -- to "stitch" everything back together, she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
"By regulating the levels of these adhesion proteins, Piezo1 keeps cells well connected, which is essential for a stable tissue architecture. The stability of the enviroment in turn, influences the chemical environment."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026
A great chief, who had ruled over an immense horde of this hitherto pastoral people, died, leaving his eldest son an infant, and unable to command the adhesion of his rude subjects.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
She’s had clients come after jaw surgery who get treatments twice a week for months, others dealing with bad filler or Botox who needed intensive work to break down adhesions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
What's most exciting is our paper highlights the intriguing possibility that repurposing currently available cancer drugs that stabilize focal adhesions might represent a way to restore mechanical integrity at synapses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
After her release, Stohnii underwent surgery to remove adhesions - bands of scar tissue between organs that can be caused by trauma - which had developed in her kidney and bladder.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023
Scar tissue, known as adhesions, can form after surgery or other trauma to the abdomen.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Peewee had another operation on his stomach for something called adhesions, but he was still scheduled to leave with me.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
Vocabulary lists containing adhesion
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