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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

We have been told that senior officials at the company repeatedly dismissed evidence of augmentation caused by Rotigotine, during the first study in 2012.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

In Estraven, for instance, one feels the man’s power as an augmentation of his character; he cannot make an empty gesture or say a word that is not listened to.

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

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

Cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick is equally interested in studying augmentations, going one step further than most.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

Enter Ceesay’s Morrow, a cyborg with a mechanical arm and other technological augmentations, such as the ability to download a starship’s files into his brain.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025

What I have just informed you of is only a general sketch, subject to all the augmentations and restrictions, which events may point out to us.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I by Jared Sparks




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