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ells

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plural of ell

as in wings

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At night, the lighting turns the wings into a moving field of color while bursts of fire give the dragon the kind of oversized entrance Burning Man was made for.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Common use cases include aircraft fuselages, drone wings, train exteriors, commercial truck bodies, and architectural membranes.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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Worth, a tall converted safety with long arms, is a candidate for the practice squad.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Dozens of companies have withdrawn over the past decades due to poor profits, an uncertain business outlook and concerns about harm to their reputations from making arms, especially lethal weapons.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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