relativity

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Recent Examples of relativity Instead, there a great leaps like Isaac Newton and his laws of motion or Albert Einstein and the theory of relativity, or the discoveries of plate tectonics and the structure of DNA in the 1960s. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026 In 1916-17, de Sitter published three papers exploring relativity’s possibilities. Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026 In Project Hail Mary, Rocky’s species has not discovered relativity, leading them to overestimate the amount of fuel the trip to Tau Ceti would require. Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 In fact, the mathematics underpinning Albert Einstein's theories of relativity offer up possibilities via the likes of wormholes and curved spacetime that might allow someone — or more likely something — to make a journey back into the past. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for relativity
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reciprocity
Noun
  • While reconfiguring arms spending and military capacities, the US and other NATO members will likely need to shore up the mutual reliability, respect, and reciprocity that maintain successful alliances.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
  • Each of Pennsylvania’s 2,562 municipalities maintains its own license requirements, each with its own exam, experience requirements, and renewal cycle, and no reciprocity between them.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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“Relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relativity. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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