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[kuhn-teynd] / kənˈteɪnd /












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The researchers then set out to confirm that the enzyme contained a molybdenum metallocofactor.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

But to do so overlooks the thrilling, genuinely thorny assertions contained in several of the season’s best films.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Ecuador beat a British team that contained Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski 3-2 on Wimbledon's Court One in July 2000.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

And even the go-for-broke performance of Mr. Ribisi, with its barely contained insanity, requires something to massage our sympathies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

As I completed them, I began to notice that my heels of bread grew larger; my ration of watery soup contained a stringy piece of vegetable, or sometimes a hunk of rancid meat.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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