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augmentation

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


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“There is this augmentation of Martian energy, this feeling of needing to go up against an adversary, this feeling of needing to react quickly,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

In The Gambia, authorities have requested a 20 percent augmentation of their existing $172 million program, Kozack said, with a six-month extension and rephasing of access also in the cards.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 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

The paper's conclusions - that Rotigotine was effective in treating augmentation - are "ridiculous", according to Dr Andy Berkowski, a neurologist who has co-authored clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of RLS in the US.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2025

It would be of particular interest to determine whether the torment of this tissue in any way interfered with the augmentation of bilious fluxion.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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

We are going to evolve with these new augmentations.

From Seattle Times Sep. 11, 2023

Despite evolutions and augmentations, this toolkit has largely stayed the same for guitarists over the past 60 years.

From Salon Jan. 15, 2023

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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