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Recent Examples of levitation
One sign that the tactical trading community is already positioned for a levitation: here’s the National Association of Active Investment Managers weekly equity exposure gauge, now above 100 (leveraged long) for the first time since the week the S & P 500 peaked in late October.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Hypersonic Levitation in Cell Isolation A new method of isolating and suspending cells, called hypersonic levitation and spinning (HLS), relies on acoustic resonators and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology to yield biology breakthroughs.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Using a laser to mimic sunlight, the researchers demonstrated photophoretic levitation on their centimeter-scale structures in a low-pressure chamber in the lab.
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead, there was a significantly higher threshold of 550° Celsius (1,022° F) for levitation of the ice to occur.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Hypersonic Levitation in Cell Isolation A new method of isolating and suspending cells, called hypersonic levitation and spinning (HLS), relies on acoustic resonators and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology to yield biology breakthroughs.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Using a laser to mimic sunlight, the researchers demonstrated photophoretic levitation on their centimeter-scale structures in a low-pressure chamber in the lab.
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead, there was a significantly higher threshold of 550° Celsius (1,022° F) for levitation of the ice to occur.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levitation
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Rocket Lab has also flown seven missions with HASTE, a suborbital version of Electron designed to help customers test hypersonic technologies, bringing the company's overall liftoff tally to 83.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Saturday launch attempt scrubbed under a minute before liftoff because of bad weather in the booster recovery area.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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An electric aircraft, however, remains the same weight from takeoff to landing, meaning much of the remaining charge is spent simply carrying the batteries themselves.—
David Szondy
March 07,
New Atlas,
7 Mar. 2026
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During its economic takeoff at the turn of this century, China became the world’s largest coal importer.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility The InterContinental has accessible routes, wheelchair-accessible rooms (with options for roll-in showers), and visual alarms, in addition to accessible parking, a pool hoist, braille signage, and accessible meeting rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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The California National Guard later assisted with hoist operations using a Black Hawk helicopter.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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His campaign for governor has been flagging, based on polls and fund-raising.—
Jill Cowan,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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This expansion reflects successful capital raising and strategic investment activities that position the company with substantial resources for future growth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Low-elevation blooms are expected to persist until mid- to late March as winds and heat accelerate their decline.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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While fire danger persists in lower elevations, Colorado’s mountains can expect between a dusting and 2 inches of snow, according to the weather service.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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This represents a sixfold increase when compared with the last 16 months of the Biden administration, according to the analysis.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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But there are ways to push that increase higher if needed.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Doing so would free up $254 million — in a tight budget year — for a $2,500 teacher pay raise, extra school funding, expanded private school tax credits and more, Senate leaders said.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
6 Mar. 2026
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Still, people who are working continue to receive pay raises.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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Crew 10 commander Anne McClain, pilot Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov were strapped in and ready for blastoff from historic pad 39 at the Kennedy Space Center at 7:48 p.m. EDT.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Each day, there are Big Top performances at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a human cannonball blastoff at 1:45 p.m. Admission costs $23 for teens and adults, $20 for seniors (ages 65 and up) and $15 for children (ages 5-12).—
Amy Schwabe,
Journal Sentinel,
10 May 2024
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