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clamp

[klamp] / klæmp /




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For this study, the Yale team successfully used a dual patch clamp technique on fully intact mouse retinas.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

He has previously spoken out against measures to clamp down on illegal migration, and called the US administration's treatment of immigrants "inhuman".

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

That clamp down targeted narratives that suggested studying and hard work were "useless", as well as content that promoted "world-weariness".

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

He shows me how to clamp the handle so the end of it opens.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

In the following months he bought accessories such as awning screw-in pegs for £15.98 and wheel clamps and keys for £119.98.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

They put the clamps on during the second half, when they held the Lakers to 37 points.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

As the government clamps down on overseas workers, migrants spoke to AFP about working in the shadows.

From Barron's Dec. 19, 2025

Dekoda clamps to the side of a toilet bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

The parasite clamps onto the intestines and siphons nutrients from the body.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Thai and British authorities have clamped down on postal deliveries, though.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

It drives me absolutely bonkers that the industry hasn’t clamped down on it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

China, which supplies 10% of the world’s fertilizer exports, clamped down on its exports in February and tightened them further in April, contributing to the rising costs.

From Salon May 15, 2026

Builders’ underperformance has come as high housing costs have squeezed would-be buyers out of the market—and clamped down on many builders’ profit margins as some companies have offered incentives and cut prices to move homes.

From Barron's Dec. 8, 2025

Mother was sitting with her arms folded, one hand across her chest, the other clamped over her mouth.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

The PM has to walk a very fine line between clamping down on them and selling the UK as a good place for them to be.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Then I found the stage and I found my voice and instead of clamping it down, I could let it out, whatever it was, wherever it came from.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

Instead, the father expressed outrage at the hospital for not delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord.

From Salon May 7, 2026

To test whether these filopodia function as silent synapses, the researchers used a modified patch clamping technique.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

A sorrow as black as the night outside invades me, and I feel my throat clamping.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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