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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
Noun
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The missions last about two weeks from liftoff to splashdown.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The first-stage booster made a successful 21st liftoff, but was expended to get the satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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Most electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft today focus on compact designs.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Step inside a life-size cockpit complete with real airplane seats and immersive video views of takeoff and landing, designed for dramatic play.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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At San Martin Park, the witness that called 9-1-1 told The Athletic that the thief or thieves left a lever hoist tool at the scene.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The American, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the Games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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His Chevy was one of three vintage American automobiles that US diplomats selected to be in the background for the flag raising ceremony at the US Embassy in Havana that marked the official restoration of ties between the two countries following decades of bitter animosity.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Over the next few weeks, Luria believes that OpenAI will exceed investors’ expectations with regards to its model performance and capital raising, which should help drive significant positive stock performances for the main companies in its orbit.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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According to the Sierra Avalanche Center, based in Truckee, the avalanche occurred at about 8,200 feet elevation at Perry Peak near Frog Lake and Castle Peak.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Gusty winds, low elevation rain, and mountain snow are forecast for the region.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Infections during pregnancy also pose severe risks for mothers who are not vaccinated or immune, including miscarriage and a tenfold increase in death due to pneumonia.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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An average increase of 26 minutes of sleep per night.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The union said those deals also included pay raises of more than 12% over three years, staffing increases, artificial intelligence protections, no cuts or cost increases on health benefits, more safeguards against workplace violence, and other gains.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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All options would bring workers up to the full inflationary raise by January but would delay the raises for some or all workers who would normally get them this July if authorized by the Milwaukee School Board.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
20 Feb. 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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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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