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amoeba

[uh-mee-buh] / əˈmi bə /
NOUN
protozoa
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Inside the amoeba, these pathogens can survive in a kind of safe shelter, shielded from disinfectants that would normally destroy them.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

A thoroughly uninflected, completely random space is not natural; after all, even an amoeba has a nucleus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In fact, they immediately set themselves on the task of pleasing Carol and those like her, along with solving the riddle of their immunity, so they can absorb the stragglers into their joy amoeba.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

Dr Kyle adds a note of caution, noting that some past cases may simply have gone unrecognised, with the amoeba not identified as the cause.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

I draw a sweeping abstract something that’s a cross between an amoeba and a manta ray with eyes and mouths in unexpected places.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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