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"It is axiomatic that good athletes have a strong mental attitude.",
"it's axiomatic that the instinct for self-preservation is universal throughout the animal kingdom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether a digital native is an axiomatic and bona fide digital wizard is also an open question. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"With self-driving cars, there won\u2019t be any need for a human driver and therefore no longer an axiomatic need for an adult in the autonomous vehicle. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The car proceeds forward by the axiomatic act of being in Drive. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Euclid\u2019s geometry, the epitome of logical reasoning, is based on no fewer than 33 axiomatic , unprovable articles of faith. \u2014 Michael Guillen, WSJ , 23 Sep. 2021",
"That there would be no English literary tradition without Greek and Latin is almost axiomatic . \u2014 Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
"Self-preservation would seem to be the axiomatic approach for any nearby observing animals. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The field is based on the axiomatic system formulated more than 100 years ago by German logician Ernst Zermelo and elaborated by his German-Israeli colleague Abraham Fraenkel. \u2014 Martin Goldstern, Scientific American , 16 Aug. 2021",
"That Menorcans take lobster\u2014a classic plutocratic ingredient\u2014and turn it into a relatively homely but delicious stew seems axiomatic of the island. \u2014 James Collard, Robb Report , 25 July 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hope and belief exist at different points on the same axis . \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"His hometown has been spared any major attacks, but even as the fighting shifts to the east, Kryvyi Rih sits on a key axis . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Some towers with higher fundamental frequencies, however, twist around the central axis . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 7 Mar. 2022",
"America's highest court, for decades resting on a 5-4 conservative-liberal axis , with swing-vote justices often providing moderation, suddenly became controlled by a 6-3 conservative supermajority. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Vineyards are typically oriented on a southwest axis to shade vines from the afternoon sun. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"In class, students a few hours into the day learned about Steinbeck and plotting positives on a Y axis . \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Focus on being a better person, instead of trying to make the world wobble on its axis . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 21 May 2022",
"Earth is spinning on its axis , leading to the Coriolis effect, which causes objects to move in curved lines. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"Previously physicists had predicted an axial Higgs mode that could explain dark matter. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 June 2022",
"For this particular concept, the AMG.EA platform is touted to comprise a bleeding-edge high-voltage battery setup paired with an equally advanced axial flux motor from Yasa, the EV-motor specialist under the Mercedes-Benz Group\u2019s corporate umbrella. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 20 May 2022",
"Scientists named the new particle axial Higgs boson. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 June 2022",
"The study found that redwoods in drier, southern areas have more axial shoots that are located higher up than on northern trees, which helps the former pull extra water from summer fog and light rain. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
"An axial description of the system in which the empty truck moves up the mountain to collect the containers filled with water, and the truck with the full container goes down the mountain generating electricity. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
"Looking at the basic specs of the Magneto, there's an axial flux electric motor (hold the capacitor) that spins up to 5,250 rpm. \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Like Earth, Neptune has an axial tilt that causes seasonal changes on the planet. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Electric assistance comes from an advanced 164-hp axial -flux motor that sits between the V-6 and the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your rib cage takes up nearly 50% of your axial skeleton . \u2014 Dana Santas, CNN , 23 June 2021",
"Lucy's skeleton is represented by elements of her skull, upper limb, hand, axial skeleton , pelvis, lower limb and foot. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 July 2019"
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"The critical response from both sides of the debate recalled the old axiom that a compromise is sure to make everyone unhappy. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 28 June 2022",
"The most important axiom of California politics is that powerful interest groups like the status quo and will fight like crazy to maintain it. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"An axiom of the insurance industry is the investment of premium reserves to generate investment income. \u2014 Van Carlson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"There are variations in voter interest across the state, proving that old axiom that all politics is local. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Our other central axiom in this situation was: Show, don\u2019t tell. \u2014 Ari Rabin-havt, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"An axiom that sums up the state\u2019s wealth disparity: Vermonters either have three homes or three jobs. \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a musty axiom put forward in writing classes that forging this type of connection with a reader shouldn\u2019t be the priority, that writers should instead aim to create art that transcends personal concerns. \u2014 Adam Dalva, The Atlantic , 5 June 2022",
"Even that time evolves forward is not an axiom per se, but a theory that astrophysicist Arthur Eddington coined and popularized in 1927. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"The critical response from both sides of the debate recalled the old axiom that a compromise is sure to make everyone unhappy. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 28 June 2022",
"The most important axiom of California politics is that powerful interest groups like the status quo and will fight like crazy to maintain it. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"An axiom of the insurance industry is the investment of premium reserves to generate investment income. \u2014 Van Carlson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"There are variations in voter interest across the state, proving that old axiom that all politics is local. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Our other central axiom in this situation was: Show, don\u2019t tell. \u2014 Ari Rabin-havt, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"An axiom that sums up the state\u2019s wealth disparity: Vermonters either have three homes or three jobs. \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a musty axiom put forward in writing classes that forging this type of connection with a reader shouldn\u2019t be the priority, that writers should instead aim to create art that transcends personal concerns. \u2014 Adam Dalva, The Atlantic , 5 June 2022",
"Even that time evolves forward is not an axiom per se, but a theory that astrophysicist Arthur Eddington coined and popularized in 1927. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022"
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