centimetre
Britishnoun
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"Every extra centimetre on a suit counts. If your suit has a 5% bigger surface area, you fly further," said FIS ski jumping men's race director Sandro Pertile.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
In 2023, he won the title despite playing with a three centimetre tear in his hamstring.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
"If we don't have the orders, we don't move. Even if there's one centimetre of water, we don't intervene. It's frustrating," said his union colleague, Marc Alegrè.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
Another trending phrase that has caught on amid the blowback encapsulates the outrage: "Sanitary pads yield a centimetre; women yield for a lifetime."
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
“Remember one cubic centimetre cures ten gloomy sentiments.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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