axis

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His insight has been crucial in a world that continues to spin off its axis, even if it takes a toll on the soul.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

This finding suggests that meal timing could intensify how stress affects gut bacteria through the gut-brain axis, the communication network that links the brain, hormones, nerves, and the microbiome.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

In a moment defined by anxiety, instability, and a persistent sense that the world is tilting off its axis, the appeal of simplicity makes sense.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

As my clients embark on the private journey that is therapy, in a room thoughtfully arranged to contain everything, the room itself is the reliable axis around which meaningful and deep changes can occur.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Its east—west major axis permitted many inventions adopted in one part of Eurasia to spread relatively rapidly to societies at similar latitudes and climates elsewhere in Eurasia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond