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Noun
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This iteration’s Mahina Monogram trim traces back to the leather first introduced in handbags under Marc Jacobs in 2007, known for its delicate perforations and pliability.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
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That might be a subtle explanation for a 17-game schedule that at some point will almost certainly expand to 18, given the NFL Players Association’s pliability.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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This twinning process increases ductility, allowing the material to stretch in more directions, but excessive twinning can create clusters of defects that eventually cause cracks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Aug. 2025
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Quantum annealing: This term is borrowed from annealing, a process that uses heat to alter the physical or chemical properties of a metal, glass, or plastic film to increase ductility and reduce hardness.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Oct. 2024
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That body had a magical suppleness, a plasticity that was rarely seen in a dancer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The ridiculously nourishing formula leaves you glistening but never greasy, with the coconut, açai, and brazil nut oils restoring suppleness to a level that pleased our testers as much as its tropical, coconutty scent and mess-free pump.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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In surrendering to remoteness and distance—what can’t be seen or decided, whether because of memory’s pliancy or people’s opacity—the show birthed something new, or seemed to.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2023
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The leave-in Hair Dew brings pliancy to hair, and a good pick for thirsty strands is the What the Hemp deep moisture mask, which deeply moisturizes but feels light as air.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2023
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Its efficiency, adaptability, and research potential could transform AI development and neuroscience.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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In fact, human activity increased and new technological innovations appeared shortly after, demonstrating humans’ adaptability.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pliableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pliableness. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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