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[ee-vuhn] / ˈi vən /








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Previous studies have suggested that cancer cells surviving chemotherapy may contribute to recurrence even when they are no longer actively dividing.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

He even wore a Birmingham shirt while watching from the stands.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

"There is dust everywhere, even in the food," said local resident Bright Mavedzenge, 45.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The association was even stronger for PFOS, with the highest exposure group showing a 93% higher rate, nearly twice that of the lowest group.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

Sometimes that drives me to work even harder; other times, it fills me with panic to think I might fall short of what we both expect from me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

They wouldn’t accept a friend taking money from them because “it evens out,” or excuse a colleague cutting corners on grounds that others do worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

“Break evens are saying that the market thinks oil prices are going to stay high for at least a period of time,” said Tom Graff, chief investment officer of Baltimore-based Facet, a financial advisory company.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

“But it’s mostly something that we think evens out at the end,” he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

“But just any chance at all it evens out both eyes for me, I’ve been taking it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025

They had exhausted the list, odds as well as evens.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

But he noted the indexes have diverged for periods of time before, in both directions, but have always evened out over time.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

Mira Costa ended Redondo Union’s 18-match winning streak and evened up the league standings, but the Mustangs gained the tiebreaker by virtue of fewer sets lost head-to-head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

The other goals came from Matt Boldy, who gave the U.S. a lead early in the first period, and Cale Makar, who evened things for Canada late in the second.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

"I think we deserved the win even though things evened out a bit in the second half."

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

As the boat evened up with the end of the dock I jumped off and hooked a line around a cleat, but the wood was rotted and the cleat bolts ripped out of the dock.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Hyde-Smith congratulated Colom in a video posted on X on Wednesday evening and wished him well.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

I’m wishing you a reflective rest of your evening and will see you tomorrow.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

A photo from the evening posted on social media shows Jensen and Alice sitting side by side on a red banquette, he wearing his trademark leather jacket, she in a sleeveless top and pearl necklace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The measure, which the Associated Press called on Monday evening, requires at least $4.2 billion of the funds to be used for immunology research on cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

It began one evening with a little cough that would not leave him.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo


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