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clump

[kluhmp] / klʌmp /




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While all these theories successfully describe the large-scale clumping scientists can measure, they disagree over how dark matter should clump on smaller scales.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Further experiments revealed that inactive GRK2 molecules clump together inside nerve cells.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

"It is a pretty-looking thing," he concedes, plucking fragments off a clump torn from a carpet of green moss.

From BBC May 30, 2026

When she ran out of ferns that were real, she invented fictional ferns: the quilted fern, which died down each winter into a soft and cozy clump.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

So-called “dark matter” clumps around galaxies and snakes throughout space in long tendrils.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Thin stellar streams may be especially valuable because small concentrations of dark matter can potentially disturb them, producing visible gaps or clumps.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a lab for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they "recorded the passage of time," scientists said Wednesday.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

These abnormal clumps, known as tau tangles, are associated with cognitive decline, disrupted brain function, and the death of neurons.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

The peanut butter, which was supposed to dissolve in the milk, broke off into clumps, like soft pebbles.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Shortly after, as the clock ticked, Smith clumped an ugly flat kick out on the full as he looked for Roebuck on a low-percentage play.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

It didn’t matter if the steps were spread out over multiple sessions or clumped together in long walks, researchers told Barron’s.

From Barron's Oct. 11, 2025

Unlike the previous two approvals, this new therapeutic, named donanemab, targets amyloid beta only at a later stage when it has clumped together to form plaques.

From Salon Jan. 11, 2025

Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the deposition of clumped proteins in the brain and progressive neuronal cell death.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2023

We waited covertly in the shadows until there was a gap in the traffic and then clumped up the old wooden steps, worn smooth by years of traffic.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

By looking at how dark matter’s gravity bends the light of galaxies, Roman will be able to measure this clumping.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

While all these theories successfully describe the large-scale clumping scientists can measure, they disagree over how dark matter should clump on smaller scales.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Scientists believe dark matter began clumping together first.

From Science Daily Feb. 3, 2026

Adding iron and magnesium helped fill the gaps between copper particles, effectively preventing clumping and improving heat resistance.

From Science Daily Nov. 5, 2025

The sun was out and the sky too bright a blue to look at as the snow melted off the yews and came clumping down.

From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt




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