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plasma

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as in LCD

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Recent Examples of plasma Those tendrils are formed from plasma, or ionized gas, at temperatures in excess of a million degrees Fahrenheit, compared to the sun's visible surface, the photosphere, which radiates at about 9,932 degrees Fahrenheit (5,500 degrees Celsius). — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026 Three plasma thrusters will propel Link and Swift to a higher orbit once Katalyst confirms a firm connection. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026 As the name implies, this is a blanket of lithium alloy that lines the magnetic confinement chamber (tokamak) holding the hydrogen plasma. — David Szondy july 05, New Atlas, 5 July 2026 Ventiva relies on an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) system that uses a tiny plasma field to generate airflow without any moving parts. — John Burek, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for plasma

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On top of all this, the printer's interface is easy to understand, with a two-line LCD, simple buttons, and a number pad for tasks such as printer settings, copying documents, and sending faxes.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Don’t leave Soho Diner without snapping a picture or two at its photo booth and playing its Crosley Vinyl Jukebox, featuring downtown staples like Velvet Underground and LCD Soundsystem.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

Definition of LCD

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On linear television, the series is up +62% among adults 18-49, +26% among adults 25-54 and +30% in total viewers, with P2+ viewing across VOD platforms rising +44% within seven days of airing.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Based on a Disney+ television series, the film was the franchise’s first theatrical release in seven years.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 16 July 2026

Definition of television

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Doug Turnbull covers the traffic/transportation beat for WXIA-TV (11Alive).

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
While Prime Video doesn’t list Backrooms’ runtime, the order pages for it on Apple TV and Fandango at Home note the film is 1 hour and 50 minutes, which is the length of the original Backrooms’ theatrical release.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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For something slower-paced, float the Penticton channel that connects Okanagan and Skaha lakes on tube rafts.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
When force is applied, the pillar tilts toward the point of contact, compressing the corresponding chamber and pushing fluid through soft tubes to actuators.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

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