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delta

[del-tuh] / ˈdɛl tə /






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To investigate whether gamma delta T cells could directly attack lung cancer, the scientists developed miniature tumors in the laboratory using tissue samples donated by patients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

"For patients with lower gamma delta T cell levels, therapies such as zoledronate may offer a way to boost their cancer-fighting immune cells and responsiveness to treatments," Dr. Ng said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Norris does not use a display on his dashboard showing his progress compared with his previous lap, the so-called delta, as most other drivers do.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“It would be fine if it wasn’t in protected areas, but they want to urbanize—badly, in my opinion—the last pristine river delta in the Mediterranean,” he said.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

His face was noble; a face sculpted from an aggrieved aristocracy that was bleeding out through weak tributaries in the long delta of the twentieth century.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The world-renowned site features iron carbonate concretions that formed some 309 million years ago, fossilizing within them ancient creatures that had once thrived in the area's lush swamps, shallow seas and river deltas.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Several major deltas are experiencing especially rapid elevation loss, including those of the Mekong, Nile, Chao Phraya, Ganges-Brahmaputra, Mississippi, and Yellow rivers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026

This research offers the first detailed, high-resolution analysis of elevation loss across 40 river deltas around the world.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026

"Centimeters of sea level rise will greatly increase the risk of flooding in deltas," Lin said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2025

Her eyes were the same deep-set smiles as her son’s, with more extensive deltas of creases at the corners.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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