magnet
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Magnetism is familiar from everyday experiences, whether it is a refrigerator magnet holding up a photograph or a compass aligning with Earth's magnetic field.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
"We checked over the sweets with a fridge magnet and four of the sweets actually reacted to them and stuck to it," she told BBC News NI.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Turkey's Cappadocia region, a magnet for tourists from around the world, is home to cone-shaped rock formations known as "fairy chimneys", created by ancient volcanic activity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
And it remains a talent magnet: The studio has built an enviable roster of filmmakers and collaborators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Close enough that she could almost feel the draw of the Book like the draw of a magnet on iron dust.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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Lula wants Brazil—home to the world’s second-largest rare-earth reserves after China—to not just export raw ore, but rather build processing plants that can separate rare earths, produce metals and eventually manufacture magnets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
They also have the potential to support extraordinarily powerful magnets, making them promising for future power grids, medical scanners, and quantum computers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Next year, Paladin forecasts, wind-turbine magnets will account for roughly 40% of its tonnage, with MRI machines and EV motors contributing about 25% each and hard drives accounting for the last 10%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"These particles are little magnets that attract the bacterial toxin, and they hijack the immune system, preventing it from clearing bacteria," said Kotsakis.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Arthur gathers up his shopping bag from the Strand, where he bought magnets, postcards, and a Strand shirt, and now we’re riding the train uptown to his place on the Upper West Side.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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