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augmentation

[awg-men-tay-shuhn] / ˌɔg mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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Zeidane said the IMF could not rule out that there would be further requests for augmentation or new programs in Africa by the end of the year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

"But to truly unlock its potential, we need to better understand the right doses, long-term safety, and interindividual variability in response to NAD+ augmentation strategies."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026

This expansion adds more than 60,000 square feet to the museum, greatly expanding its exhibition space—an augmentation that has been put to full use for this maximalist show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Last week, Carvalho announced an additional one-time augmentation of $50 million into the Black Student Achievement Plan, or BSAP, for the 2025-26 school year, bringing funding to $175 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025

“Material profit. Increase of knowledge. The augmentation of the complexity and intensity of the field of intelligent life. The enrichment of harmony and the greater glory of God. Curiosity. Adventure. Delight.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Among patients 66 and older, demand for breast augmentations, tummy tucks, arm lifts, thigh lifts and facelifts all increased by double digits.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

Labour MP and committee chair Sarah Owen said liquid BBLs and liquid breast augmentations pose a serious threat to safety.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Doctors say they’re fielding even more calls than usual to book appointments for face-lifts and breast augmentations during the winter months, as patients anticipate spring break, summer vacation, wedding season and the gala circuit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

On the “have” list were three breast augmentations, rhinoplasty, Botox and filler.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

For all their apparent freedom, they are full of the oldest musical procedures, abound in canonic imitations, in augmentations, and diminutions, in all sorts of grizzled contrapuntal manœvers.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld


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