embryonic
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The Serb's embryonic body of work came in one of the strongest eras of the ATP Tour, however.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
While this purse string model applies broadly, it does not explain division in species with especially large embryonic cells, including sharks, platypus, birds and reptiles.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026
The Ivanpah plant used embryonic solar thermal technology that generated power from hundreds of thousands of mirrors focusing sunlight onto giant towers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
They rarely work with finished products; instead, they nurture embryonic ideas.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
In biology there is a principle of powerful if imperfect applicability called recapitulation: in our individual embryonic development we retrace the evolutionary history of the species.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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