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Production is based on mined, rather than refined output.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Bexobrutideg, a BTK kinase degrader, works by destroying target proteins rather than simply turning them off.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Current medications do not cure the disease, but rather -- at most -- delay its progression by several months.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Moir said head teachers were increasingly being forced to change timetables to fit the teachers they could recruit, rather than running the full range of subjects.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
He had round glasses, and he was lean, sharp rather than soft, with heavy eyebrows and a handful of freckles.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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