centripetal
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The centripetal forces that draw the two countries together and the centrifugal ones that drive them apart are both strong and in flux.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
A mere arm’s length away from one another, the riders stay steady, thanks to centripetal force and prayers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
A: The evidence suggests that there are centripetal forces that keep metropolitan areas from continually expanding outward, and that centripetal force is going to remain.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
But he argues they also need the centripetal force of “cultural patriotism,” to balance the centrifugal forces that this diversity ignites.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
Traveling feet-first along the ladder, he soon had to grip it in earnest as the centripetal force of the rotating ship took hold.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing centripetal
Political Geography - High School
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Physical Science: Physical Laws, Work, and Motion
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The Martian
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