cleavage

Example Sentences

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“It created a cleavage with the United States that was really necessary.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

This cleavage process is activated by saturated fatty acids and deactivated by polyunsaturated fatty acids, suggesting that RHBDL4's activity is modulated by the type of fatty acid.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2024

Going after its leaders would risk a major cleavage.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023

The researchers succeeded in deciphering the enzyme's mode of action at an atomic level and demonstrating the highly efficient cleavage of various glycosides.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

Ifemelu looked at Ranyinudo’s dress, its thin straps, its pleated neckline that showed no cleavage.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie