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torque

noun

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as in beads

a decorative usually metal ring worn around the neck by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons a Bronze Age torque and armlet found at the burial site

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Recent Examples of torque The Grand Sport feels at home here, with its healthy power and torque, dialed-in suspension, and great driving dynamics. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026 The original powertrain has been replaced with a 120 kW electric motor that produces roughly 221 ft lbs of torque, according to Electrogenic. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026 The team's prior work had identified that during rpTDEs, supermassive black holes exert a torque on the passing star that causes the star to spin faster during each passage. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Both front and rear axles feature 48 V active anti-roll bars that can react in a third of a second, applying up to 960 lb-ft (1,300 Nm) of reaction torque to keep the car flat. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for torque

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With beads of sweat still streaking down his face, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer happily went over the checklist on his personal notepad after the Gamecocks’ 57-0 season-opening win over Kent State.

— Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The researchers subsequently formed PhosCage into millimeter-sized beads, making the material easier to handle and potentially deploy in larger systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

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Dorsey’s best-selling Rivière necklace in 3mm sapphire in sterling silver costs about $645; moissanite (also in sterling silver) is $949; and diamond (in 14-karat white gold) is $9,064.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Jean Schlumberger’s 1965 Bird on a Rock brooch and Hedges and Flowers necklace, created between 1978 and 1987, are also among the archival loans.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

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And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river.

— Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The force of those that did land had more of an impact on him than his opponent – sending him staggering backwards into the ropes.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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