Literary notes about aligned (AI summary)
The term "aligned" is employed in literature to evoke both the notion of precise physical arrangement and the idea of forming deliberate associations. Its usage spans from describing the exact positioning of mechanical components or military formations—as when a spacecraft lands precisely on a platform [1] or when troops are arrayed in orderly columns [2, 3]—to expressing political or ideological stances, such as when a nation maintains a neutral, non-aligned policy [4, 5]. Authors also utilize it to detail technical or artistic precision, for instance, aligning the sights on a firearm or arranging text on a page [6, 7]. In all these instances, the word "aligned" underscores a sense of intentional organization and coordination [8, 9].
- Aligned, Zolan released the tug, and gentling his thrusters, brought his flitter to rest on a landing platform that had articulated from a portal.
— from The Universe — or Nothing by Meyer Moldeven - The German foot-grenadiers advanced by companies, in aligned platoon columns.
— from The Somme, Volume 2. The Second Battle of the Somme (1918) (Amiens, Montdidier, Compiègne) - The batteries then opened fire, and Woods and Grose crossed the creek and aligned their brigades on Geary's left as it swept down the valley.
— from Chattanooga or Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge from Moccasin Point by Wood, Bradford Ripley, Jr. - Tunisia has long taken a moderate, non-aligned stance in its foreign relations.
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - The economy is closely aligned with India's through strong trade and monetary links and dependence on India's financial assistance.
— from The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - As will be noticed, the main portion of the type page is aligned at the left.
— from The Art & Practice of Typography A Manual of American Printing, Including a Brief History up to the Twentieth Century, with Reproductions of the Work of Early Masters of the Craft, and a Practical Discussion and an Extensive Demonstration of the Modern Use of Type-faces and Methods of Arrangement by Edmund G. (Edmund Geiger) Gress - Consequently: some verse is indented more than others, some is left-aligned, some is staggered on the left margin, some is center-aligned. -
— from The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler - The sights aligned with precision, and held rigidly on the mark.
— from The Adventures of Bobby Orde by Stewart Edward White - We aligned the verse as the 1869 version of the novel--see page 131.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott
