replication
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So singular that it all but defies any kind of tea-leaf-reading or, heaven forbid, attempts at replication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Resuming his polio project after the war, he concluded by the early 1950s that eradication would only be achieved if transmission could be prevented through halting viral replication in the gastrointestinal tract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
A turquoise William Turnbull sculpture is between them, and another sculpture by Henry Moore is in the background, a seeming replication of Marcia’s stiff stance in her bright pink, floor-length dress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Second, require data sharing and replication prior to publication where reasonably feasible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
According to these historians, replication is a social artefact, not a natural fact.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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But replications take time and effort and the experiments are resource-intensive and cannot happen overnight.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
Across all 64 replications, 55 found the same effect as the original study—an 86% replication rate.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 8, 2023
Science is cumulative, and replications build its comprehensive and credible body.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 10, 2023
In “MJ,” the Michael Jackson replications and extrapolations by Christopher Wheeldon and others were exciting, sure, but quickly came to feel like a manic distraction from what could not be dramatized.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2022
The easiest way to understand this statement is to relate it to the many replications involved in the manipulation of data in a computer.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
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