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Bend, city (1990 pop. 20,469), seat of Deschutes co., W central Oregon, on the Deschutes River, at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range; inc. 1904. Lumbering is the primary industry, and tourism is also important. Bend is the headquarters for Deschutes National Forest, which encompasses Newberry National Volcanic Monument. bend Nautical a knot or eye in a line for joining it to another or to an object |
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AROUND THE BEND An examination of DNA in even finer detail also suggests that the molecule is highly bendable. Copper is very bendable and can easily be hammered into different shapes. crescentus on a piece of lab equipment, called a micropipette, which is thin and bendable. |
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