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Recent Examples of flexureThe colon's transverse section lies horizontally, and the splenic flexure (where the colon curves sharply beneath the lower end of the spleen) is located in the LUQ.—Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024 How much cleavage, compression, flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond?—Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022 Processes such as hydrofracture and flexure remain understudied, and ice-sheet models do not yet include realistic treatment of these processes.—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2021 Flex cracking is due to excessive circuit board flexure.—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2018
The phone's exterior frame includes a loop for a lanyard, as well as physical keys to activate push-to-talk and emergency outreach shortcuts.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2026
Rather than hanging from a traditional metal loop soldered to the outside, the ribbon feeds directly into an internal cavity hidden between the medal's two halves.
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Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
There are interesting folds to this Catherine as well.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
Her neighbors live within easy walking distance but their homes are barely visible, one to the next, because of folds in the hills and the density of trees and cacti.
The spiral of events that follow ups the pathos while quietly commenting on rigid patriarchal rules, male privilege, sanctimonious moral posturing, the denial of women’s bodily autonomy and contempt for otherness, things all still very much with us today.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
The fear alone sent Rzeznik down a depressive spiral of writer’s block, a move to New York City, and a separation from his wife.
The verdict closes a chapter of one of South Korea’s biggest political crises, a saga that has been full of dramatic twists that have tested the country’s democratic guardrails.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
The strawberry honey ice cream has a tangy twist with balsamic glaze and black pepper folded in.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
Previous studies have shown that hardware tailored for specific mathematical operations, such as Fourier and convolution transforms, can significantly outperform general-purpose processors.
The twists, worries and delays in her story highlight the convolution of the U.S. immigration system and the challenges anyone who crossed the border without authorization faces in trying to become a legal resident.
The northeastern part of Norway curls around Sweden and borders Finland, too.
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Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
The cloud of cream cheese over the top is light as air, weighed down with a heap of Parmesan cheese grated so finely the curls disappear on your tongue.