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chis

noun

variants or ch'is also qis

plural of chi

as in energies

a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings the concept of chi is of central importance in acupuncture

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For the Surrealists, fans of Marx and Freud, such energies could be more healthily—and liberally—expressed.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
So computer engineers work hard to make computers immune to noise, by switching bits at energies far above the random ripples of the environment.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026

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Crickets and cockroaches have much smaller cerci used to sense vibrations in the air, but Stokes explained that earwigs use their cerci for defense, hunting, mating and courtship.

— Hannah Smith July 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026
Its lateral line system, a sensory network that helps detect movement and vibrations in water, is also arranged differently.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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To be clear, there have been agave spirits that have been made with mole before.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
To preserve the fruit, Elio Carta’s grandmother, Anna Maria Perra, placed the berries in spirits already produced by the family, laying the foundation for what became the house’s historic myrtle recipe.

— Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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