as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
the hospital waiting room was filled with the kind of gravity that inevitably accompanies worry
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One interesting takeaway: The lack of gravity can cause the body’s messaging to the brain to go awry.
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Doing this harnesses the power of gravity to help decompress your spine, Richard Sanchez, NASM-CPT, a personal trainer for Crunch Fitness in New York City, tells SELF.
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The concept of data gravity—the tendency for data to attract more data and applications—is particularly pronounced in the public sector.
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The assessment must take into account: The nature and gravity of the offense.
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Doing this harnesses the power of gravity to help decompress your spine, Richard Sanchez, NASM-CPT, a personal trainer for Crunch Fitness in New York City, tells SELF.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
The concept of data gravity—the tendency for data to attract more data and applications—is particularly pronounced in the public sector.
—Anjai Lal, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The assessment must take into account: The nature and gravity of the offense.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravity. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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