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physical

[fiz-i-kuhl] / ˈfɪz ɪ kəl /




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“The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to tighten global energy markets, with several oil majors warning that the window before physical shortages begin to emerge may be measured in weeks rather than months.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"Through this partnership, SK hynix will diversify into new markets Nvidia is creating -- spanning AI infrastructure, personal AI and physical AI," through co-developing memory components for Nvidia hardware, it said.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Scotland became the first part of the UK to outlaw physical punishment of under-16s with a ban on parents smacking their children becoming law in 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Players like Modric demonstrate that football intelligence often can compensate for a decline in physical speed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

It was published by the Central Committee of the Komsomol in 1939, and anybody who couldn’t get hold of the physical book could read it as a serial through the hugely popular program Newspaper Novels.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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