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combination

[kom-buh-ney-shuhn] / ˌkɒm bəˈneɪ ʃən /




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And that combination — stronger sustainable growth, easing inflation pressure and a Fed with room to cut rates — could be particularly powerful for stocks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

But since the early 2000s, tattoos have been steadily "demystified" through a combination of celebrities and popular TV shows such as Tattoo Fixers and London Ink, says Rees.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Later in the inning, though the run would have likely scored anyway, the usually strong relay combination of center fielder Andy Pages and Betts ended with Betts throwing over catcher Ben Rortvedt.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

More importantly, the devices demonstrated a combination that has been difficult to achieve in atomically thin transistors: very thin dielectric scaling, strong electrostatic control, and sustained carrier transport.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

If you try each combination in turn, it will take far more than a lifetime to get through them all.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Future research will examine the components separately and in different combinations.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

While many users take multiple peptides together in custom combinations, or “stacks,” there is no data on how different synthetic peptides interact with one another.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

There, users discussed different “stacks,” or combinations of peptides, to reduce body fat and achieve muscle growth.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

He responded by touting the companies’ “overlap” and collaboration, before acknowledging that he can’t discuss corporate combinations on an earnings call and allowing Tesla’s general counsel to step in.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The more contemporary term is recombination—the ability to generate combinations of combinations of genes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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