variation
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The research, supported by the US National Science Foundation, Google, MassMutual, and other funders, found that this new framework accounted for more than 90% of the variation in measured word meaning.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The report includes a string of case studies which highlight areas of concern, such as the variation of service provision depending on where people live.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Identifying a particular molecule and a related genetic variation gives scientists a more precise target to investigate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Excluding petrol stations at motorway services or right next to motorway junctions, which are often much more expensive than average, there is still some variation from place to place.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
In principle, this provided a way to calculate the distance to the Sun by a variation on the theme of parallax, but these early observations were not accurate enough for the results to be definitive.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Birds might be responding to chemical signals such as pheromones, variations in body shape, or differences in how men and women walk.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
What follows are four movements, each a free set of variations around a tune from the “Museum.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
When atmospheric gravity waves pass through this glowing region, they create subtle variations in brightness that can reveal their distinctive ripple patterns.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
There are variations within this group’s politics, but Luckey has a background well-aligned with Hegseth’s hypermasculine code.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
No kind of crazy breakthroughs, just variations on a theme: pigs with brain maps that resemble St. Louis, my couple for Noelle joined by the sweeping bridge, a family of metropolises.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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