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amoeba

[uh-mee-buh] / əˈmi bə /
NOUN
protozoa
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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

In the meter stick analogy, amplifying the signal makes the amoeba appear larger so that even coarse measurement markings can capture it accurately.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

"Even a 1C rise can trigger its spread in Kerala's tropical climate and water pollution fuels it further by feeding bacteria the amoeba consumes," says Prof Anish.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

Life, my friend Bando once said, is meeting problems and solving them whether you are an amoeba or a space traveller.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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