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While some form of human society might persist in a nonexpanding world, that society will not foster freedom, creativity, individuality, or progress.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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While some form of human society might persist in a nonexpanding world, that society will not foster freedom, creativity, individuality, or progress.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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But the moment of the beginning of the expansion was not the moment of zero time (that is, the moment of the origin of the universe) because in this model the universe could have remained in a nonexpanding, static state for as long as one might desire — in fact, for an infinite time in the past.
COSMOLOGY SINCE 1850 LLOYD MOTZ 1968
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A ball round is a common military term for a solid, nonexpanding bullet with a full-metal jacket.
NYT > Home Page By C. J. CHIVERS 2011
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A ball round is a common military term for a solid, nonexpanding bullet with a full-metal jacket.
NYT > Home Page By C. J. CHIVERS 2011
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Maybe she’s tired of your insular, nonexpanding world.
THE RIFT PETER DAVID 1991
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