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augmentation

[awg-men-tey-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

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

We are going to evolve with these new augmentations.

From Seattle Times Sep. 11, 2023

But it also leaves La'an in an existential limbo since her genetic augmentations are inherited.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2023

He hath by rote the name of every knight of France or of England; and all the tree of his family, with his kinships, coat-armor, marriages, augmentations, abatements, and I know not what beside.

From The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle




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