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synthetic

[sin-thet-ik] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk /


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In another study, food color additives, synthetic and natural, were associated with a 21% increased risk of breast cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“The SpaceX IPO will expose just how much synthetic ownership and outright fraud has accumulated in privates.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The contract draws a distinction between a digital replica that is created with a performer’s consent vesus a synthetic digital character that is not authorized.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Using roughly 100 existing datasets, the scientists examined amino acids and fatty acids from microbes, soils, fossils, meteorites, asteroids, and synthetic laboratory samples.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

In the process, Goldman Sachs created a security so opaque and complex that it would remain forever misunderstood by investors and rating agencies: the synthetic subprime mortgage bond–backed CDO, or collateralized debt obligation.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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