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Recent Examples of levitation
The University of Virginia (UVA) School of Engineering and Applied Science is taking a major step in ultra-high-temperature ceramics research by establishing a pioneering electromagnetic levitation (EML) system.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2025
Urged by the Wizard and Madame Morrible to grant the Wizard's monkey captain of the guard, Chistery, the power of levitation, Elphaba reads a spell that causes Chistery—along with the rest of the palace's monkeys—to undergo a painful wing-sprouting transformation against their will.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
The capsule operated autonomously with onboard power for propulsion and levitation.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2024
The key indexes fell through a trap door right from the latest all-time high set on Feb. 19, at least until the final minutes of Friday’s session, when a huge cluster of buy orders set for the month-end close met a shaken and mildly oversold tape to drive a quick 1.5% levitation in the S & P 500.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2025
Urged by the Wizard and Madame Morrible to grant the Wizard's monkey captain of the guard, Chistery, the power of levitation, Elphaba reads a spell that causes Chistery—along with the rest of the palace's monkeys—to undergo a painful wing-sprouting transformation against their will.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
The capsule operated autonomously with onboard power for propulsion and levitation.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2024
The key indexes fell through a trap door right from the latest all-time high set on Feb. 19, at least until the final minutes of Friday’s session, when a huge cluster of buy orders set for the month-end close met a shaken and mildly oversold tape to drive a quick 1.5% levitation in the S & P 500.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levitation
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After a brief hold to resolve last-minute technical glitches, SpaceX resumed the countdown clock to tick away the final seconds before liftoff.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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SpaceX's ninth test flight of its Starship spacecraft, launched on May 27 from the company's Starbase facility in Texas, ended in failure shortly after liftoff.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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The Golden Dome is a ground- and space-based missile defense system designed to protect all of the U.S. by detecting, tracking and stopping missiles at multiple stages of flight, potentially destroying them before takeoff or intercepting them in mid-air.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The plane left Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield at around 10 a.m. local time on Saturday, May 17, and crashed shortly after takeoff, according to a statement from the North Metro Fire Rescue District (NMFRD).—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Laguna Beach Fire Department paramedics treated the man on site, and a hoist rescue was accomplished via the Orange County Fire Authority’s Firehawk helicopter.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
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The initial plan of using a hoist to pluck them from the wing proved too dangerous, as the the smallest girl was being buffeted and blown around by the wind created by the helicopter, said Lt. Col. Brendon Holbrook, commander of the 207th Aviation Regiment.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The structures—built between the 1920s and 1960s—are built at slight elevations and capitalize on their surroundings by framing sweeping views of mountains and hills.—
Kristine Hansen,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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The Figari vineyard sits at 4,000 feet of elevation at the base of the Omu di Cagna Mountain while the Bonifacio vineyard is situated above the Mediterranean near the Bonifacio cliffs.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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The authority has been imposing consistent double-digit rate increases on local water agencies in recent years primarily because of declining demand.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Do this right up front and the chance of renewal increases considerably.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The bill sets aside $500 million in flexible funding for non-administrative staff pay raises, such as entry-level teachers, counselors, librarians, nurses, custodians and bus drivers, Buckley said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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Alexander-Walker was one of the biggest bargains in the league this season at $4.3 million and is due a significant raise this summer.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The Super Heavy-Starship on its Gulf Coast launch pad Thursday being fueled for blastoff.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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But the thrust is also Hampton and Harrison’s battle.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
29 May 2025
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Super Heavy is the largest piece of the Starship launch system and consists of a 232-foot (71-meter) steel cylinder, fuel tanks, and all 33 rocket engines that give the initial burst of thrust at liftoff.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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