plaque
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The findings suggest that cranberry juice may interfere with two important processes involved in tooth decay: the buildup of bacterial plaque and the production of damaging acids.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Comparing the samples allowed the team to examine how each beverage affected plaque activity over the short testing period.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Ian Fleming's flat at 22B Ebury Street in Belgravia is now adorned with a blue plaque commemorating his time there.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Photographs published by the Post showed the hole in the Antarctica area and an accompanying plaque identifying it as one of two nearly identical, historic "Eisenhower Globes" in the Pentagon's possession.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
But then I realize there are dozens of things that would make his dad even prouder than knowing Jonah’s name is on that plaque.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Two blue plaques were unveiled that year in Port Talbot and Pontrhydyfen to commemorate Burton.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The biomarker remained significantly associated with cognitive impairment even after researchers accounted for amyloid-beta plaques, which are abnormal protein deposits in the brain that can be detected with PET imaging.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Along the way, you can learn about the flora and fauna via informational plaques.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But in the renovated bathrooms the famous plaques above the urinals — including the one declaring “Charles Bukowski pissed here” — will remain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
All plaques hold important facts, like the wild turkey sign, not only about the animal in flight, but about conservation efforts to help them.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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