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[kuhl-cher] / ˈkʌl tʃər /




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Then I use another pop culture reference: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Modi himself addressed the issue in a selfie video where he said it was "a culture shock" to see young women using expletives, but added that he forgave them.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

One of Dollywood's allures is its reflection and promotion of a mountain culture that has steadily faded from modern life.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

An image of a quadriga, a four-horse chariot, from one of the collection’s numerous antique coins, became the foundation’s emblem, symbolizing its four pillars: culture, education, science and philanthropy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The rebellion by American youth against the money culture never happened.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"She's connected cultures, she's crossed borders, she's reminded audiences everywhere that while we may come from different backgrounds, her music unites in a way that few other things can," he said.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The research is ultimately about preserving what the painting represents: a monumental encounter of cultures, said Davide Gasparotto, senior curator of paintings at the Getty.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

"She has led major international initiatives on sustainable development and dialog among cultures, bridging Latin America, the Arab world, Africa and Europe," Tonga wrote.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

To interrupt this process, Quitterer and her colleagues created several chemical compounds and tested them in cell cultures and mice.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

I can visit the World Travel Arena downtown, where Deckers and guests can experience the cultures and environments of different countries and cities.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Ernst is handsome, cultured, cool under pressure, effortlessly polyglot and unshakably ethical.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

For much of the opening half they were like a cultured fighter, boxing the ears off an over-matched rival, bamboozling their punchbag with their movement before what felt like an inevitable knockout.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

"They took bees back and growed them in the lab, they cultured all the pollen, the wax, and many, many things."

From Barron's May 19, 2026

The French brasserie with paper-thin radishes, good cultured butter and a pinch of flaky salt.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2026

When it was all over, she would revert to her quietest and most cultured tone, speaking barely above a whisper.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

There, he spent his days culturing cells and running experiments in a Minneapolis Veterans Affairs laboratory until 2016, when he left GeneSegues but stayed in Minnesota.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 25, 2026

Organoids are made by culturing a tissue sample in a solution that stimulates production of stem cells, the special cells within a body responsible for repair and growth.

From Science Daily Mar. 5, 2024

Suspended in water, the legs of the new robot are made of 3D-printed elements, flexible rubber, and skeletal muscle tissue grown by culturing rat cells in a lab.

From Science Magazine Jan. 26, 2024

Through iterative rounds of computer modeling and real-world culturing and analysis of CRISPR-modified strains, the authors demonstrated a generalizable workflow that removes the crutch of strain design by trial and error.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2023

And doing that would require culturing cells on an enormous, industrial scale, which no one had done before.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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