clump
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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
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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
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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
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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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