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To investigate these hidden cell populations, Alexis worked with Dr. Maria Secrier's computational biology team at UCL to construct a detailed picture of the tumor and the immune and support cells surrounding it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
The donation also included an endowment for a new curatorial position to oversee the collection, and funds to support its long-term care, prepare a catalog and construct a new wing to house the works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
This time, with the drive of a born iconoclast, Ford sheds plot even further — save the loose construct of three besties in search of their absent fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
And the construct of derivative trades on volatility remains bullish, too.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
While Millet did his planning, many of the other men who had helped Burnham construct the fair began the return to ordinary life.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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The world is in chaos in “Exit Party,” and so are the constructs of reality and linear time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The ecosystem does not wait for evidence; it constructs a narrative framework into which evidence, if it ever appears, can be slotted later.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Heifetz is grounded in her decision by a central tenet of Earthseed, the fictional religion Butler constructs in “Parable of the Sower.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
"What you see them do is navigate a world with the constructs of capitalism," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
They remain strangers to the way of life the academic constructs so well on paper.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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His book is carefully constructed to give his account, as well as pay tribute to his sister's life as the 30th anniversary of her death approaches.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
For instance, 8.5% of buildings constructed before 2000 had a special assessment, with the typical owner footing a bill of nearly $2,500 per unit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Trump and his chosen leaders of the Kennedy Center have argued that its main building, which was constructed in the 1960s, is in a state of dangerous disrepair.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Upper Trishuli 1 was constructed for water flows, not a massive debris-laden surge like in the August disaster, with boulders as big as 25 feet across, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Drawing his arrows out of the quiver he’d constructed for himself, he managed, though with great difficulty, to stick them into the carcass of the deer.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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Rather than constructing the desired quantum states one small piece at a time, their method can perform a wide variety of operations much faster.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
It started with a sudden, strong gust of air, says Pemba Dundu Tamang, whose team of about 30 was constructing the tunnel's concrete lining.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In contrast, neighboring Utah recycles very little of its water and is even constructing artificial recreational projects far inland, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
According to Gallup, 7 in 10 Americans oppose constructing data centers in their local areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
When the earth came alive it began constructing its own membrane, for the general purpose of editing the sun.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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