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Recent Examples of levitation
Those that fall are lifted out of the way, as if by levitation, then lowered back into place after each frame.
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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
So the students tried out a different solution — quantum levitation.
—Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
The same goes for the bag of tricks that was once terrifying, including levitation, violent convulsions and creative barfing, this time swapping pea-soup for black sludge and curls of smoke.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Mayer shrewdly understood his role: offering ballast and tasteful guitar levitations, dressing understatedly, careful not to overshadow Ace, just another gifted player in a tight but loose band.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
So the students tried out a different solution — quantum levitation.
—Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
The same goes for the bag of tricks that was once terrifying, including levitation, violent convulsions and creative barfing, this time swapping pea-soup for black sludge and curls of smoke.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Mayer shrewdly understood his role: offering ballast and tasteful guitar levitations, dressing understatedly, careful not to overshadow Ace, just another gifted player in a tight but loose band.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
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Put another way, past declines only built a larger base for the eventual liftoff.Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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This mission utilizes a reusable first-stage booster, the engines responsible for liftoff that detach from the rest of the rocket once the spacecraft leaves Earth's atmosphere.Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
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An investigation concluded that the pilots were at fault for failing to activate interim power before takeoff.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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January 5 - An Alaska Airlines flight headed from Portland to Ontario, California, returns safely to Portland International Airport shortly after takeoff after a panel of the fuselage, including the panel’s window, pops off.CNN, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Driving the news: With the crane out of the way, crews can remove the buck hoist, or temporary elevator, which transports people and materials to high floors during construction.Annalise Frank, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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In Shay Horse’s photo, white supremacists gathered around a statue of Thomas Jefferson hoist torches high overhead.Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2017
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Style it with a pointed-toe, knee-high boot, and tailored maxi coat for easy outfit elevation.Laura Jackson, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Their father Nicolas Catena is credited with being one of the first winemakers to plant at higher elevations in Mendoza.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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When will the increases go into effect? Customers will see increases in their electric bill, based on the higher rates, beginning January 1 and again in January 2026.Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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One of the world’s biggest pop stars has played a pivotal role in the increase in female Chiefs fans over the last year.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tomlin and Harbaugh both received big raises this year.Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Arizona voters keep judicial retention system but decline to remove judges Buckeye City Council could get its first raise in nearly 20 years.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, perched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, stands poised for blastoff from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (file photo).William Harwood, CBS News, 1 June 2024
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Each day, there are Big Top performances at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a human cannonball blastoff at 1:45 p.m. Admission costs $23 for teens and adults, $20 for seniors (ages 65 and up) and $15 for children (ages 5-12).Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
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The Super Heavy booster is powered by 33 Raptor engines burning liquid methane and oxygen to generate more than 16 million pounds of thrust at full throttle, more than twice the liftoff power of NASA's legendary Saturn 5 moon rocket.William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Widebody aircraft typically have many more seats and often have a range of over 9,000 miles and heavy engines with 80,000 pounds of thrust or more.Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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