third force
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of third force
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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South Yorkshire Police is the third force to apologise after a UK-wide campaign led by Peter Tatchell.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023
Soon, it becomes clear that he sees the United States as that third force, a conviction that will cost him dearly.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023
The former prime minister leads the Perikatan Nasional bloc, which has emerged as a third force in Malaysia.
From Reuters • Nov. 11, 2022
According to Bishop-Stall, a hangover is composed of two forces combining to form a third force of great evil, like warm water and a storm cluster smashing together into a hurricane.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2018
But for actual flight a third force is required—the propelling power, the necessary amount of which has greatly been overrated by many mathematicians.
From Lecture on Artificial Flight Given by request at the Academy of Natural Sciences by Krueger, Wm. G.
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