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brain

[breyn] / breɪn /




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The research suggests the new drug, Trontinemab, could "clear toxic brain plaques in just three months".

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

After multiple trips to various physicians and a CT scan, doctors found an about 2-inch-diameter brain tumor in the right side of her brain.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

When shoppers see a price that starts with a 10 instead of a nine, “that’s a very, very different price experience…Immediately you’re going to think that’s expensive because your brain doesn’t process the number.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

This process, known as parallel visual processing, allows the brain to interpret complex images almost instantly by sending different types of information along separate pathways.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

As the brain detects a fall in blood temperature, it automatically protects itself by shutting down the blood supply to the hands and feet.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Buffett called the funds “an elite crew, loaded with brains, adrenaline and confidence.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

It no doubt keeps the brains behind many of these events awake at night as they work tirelessly to thrive – or, as Nene Valley's Castle says, to "just survive".

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

On Sunday the Journal reported that the White House had, in fact, assembled legal brains to examine how to get Balogun out of the red card and back on the pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

You start to realize that it’s kind of rewired people’s brains.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

“She’ll listen to you. She says you have the brains of the family—you and William. Of course...”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Larger brained animals could use their intelligence to find fruit more efficiently, which in turn provided more energy to fuel a larger brain.

From Science Daily May 28, 2024

Clevinger, his long hair brained into pigtails, allowed three runs, two earned, and six hits in 4 1/3 innings while striking out six and walking two.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2022

At least there’s nothing pointy on the Steam Deck, unlike some of the book corners I’ve brained myself with over the years.

From The Verge Mar. 29, 2022

A second major find, the nearly complete skull of a larger brained hominid, long known simply by its field number “1470” and now classified as H. rudolfensis, bolstered that point.

From Science Magazine Jan. 2, 2022

Raizel and I scooted out of the way to avoid being brained by one.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

There he worked on what he called a “silly” experiment looking at areas of the braining using what he calls functional MRI.

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2020

We are a long way here from Thor developing the wheel or the Fat Broad braining the Snake.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Théo is at home—he went to tell his mother," Joyselle said, nearly braining an old lady with his violin-case as he swung round to speak.

From The Halo by Justice, B. Martin

At times, an invisible finger tapped at the panes; it was some bird of the night, drawn by the light, braining itself against the glass….

From Letters from my Windmill by Daudet, Alphonse

"I guess that was nigh braining the child," quoth Miss Amanda, with the greatest coolness, and without making the least apology.

From Roughing It in the Bush by Moodie, Susanna




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