: a unit of acceleration equivalent to one centimeter per second per second
—used especially for values of gravity
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gallery
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gallon
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Noun (1)
after years of dating, Fred finally asked his gal to marry him
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
The Peabody-winning comedy about a Kansas gal who finds out there’s no place like home ended its too-short run on HBO Sunday.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.
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Noun
Scotty and Zaina Last week closed on the guys’ and gals’ cocktail mixers.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
The Peabody-winning comedy about a Kansas gal who finds out there’s no place like home ended its too-short run on HBO Sunday.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
How The ‘Superman Challenge’ Could Go Wrong Super Wrong
Unfortunately, all of this could end up not being a pretty fly for a super guy—or gal.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gal. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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