active
Example Sentences
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Insider buying has been active recently in several stocks in this space, suggesting that investor negativity on junk food is overdone.
From MarketWatch
Mars, by contrast, lacks active tectonics, which helps explain why its river systems are fewer and generally smaller.
From Science Daily
They analyzed 25 short-term, placebo-controlled randomized trials, which are considered one of the strongest types of clinical studies because they compare an active treatment to an inactive placebo.
From Science Daily
In Florida, where 52 active Superfund sites remain, concerns raised by local communities helped bring the issue into focus.
From Science Daily
All three are positioned along active fault zones that cut across the Milos shelf.
From Science Daily
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