avidity
Example Sentences
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As the dance’s “Odd Man Out,” John Harnage, impressive all season, embodied his choreography’s feisty resistance with avidity.
The researchers further refined their TIL selection process by applying a secondary algorithmic filter to screen for only those tumor-reactive T-cells with "high avidity" -- that is, those that bind strongly to tumor antigens.
From Science Daily
Roemer didn’t dispute that the gun control movement is growing but said that the NRA’s power also stems from the avidity of its supporters.
From Science Magazine
But the usual U.S. response of sanctions and isolation when military figures seize power in West Africa is riskier now given the avidity of the jihadists and Kremlin-allied forces.
From Seattle Times
“The Yanomami are paying the price with their health and their very lives for our society’s relentless avidity for gold,” said Navarro.
From Seattle Times
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