essence
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"In essence, we have built a light-driven nanorobot that can track down and collect bacteria," says Jin Qin, lead experimental scientist of the study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
McMenamin said he never imagined Skintown would be turned into a film and was proud to put his hometown and the essence of it on the big screen.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“It’s the essence of good here,” the 62-year-old retired teacher’s assistant told me after the session.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
"Timely intervention and salvaging the oil tanker is of essence to prevent worse," Zwijnenburg said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
I could argue a point down to its theoretical essence and prided myself on never rolling over in a conflict.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
"One of the essences of this game is being able to figure out different ways of using each of these echoes," he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
Further, although chemically derived vanilla essences are available cheaply, they do not match the flavor of natural vanilla extract, and the demand for the latter continues to remain high.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024
The exhibition also includes tools for cutting and pressing the plants and extracting their essential essences.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2023
But their presence is fleeting; their essences swirl together, transforming into the show's titular wheel – a dragon curled around to consume the other end.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2021
It’s a matrix light, a recombinant light that disintegrates hard lines and planes, rearranging objects to their essences.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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