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gel

[jel] / dʒɛl /












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Carter, who left in 2024, said it can take five years for a new school’s approach to gel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Unlike conventional fluoride products, however, the new gel contains no fluoride.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

An elderly cancer patient, unconscious at home, surrounded by her worried family, and a five-month-old baby who has been covered in shower gel by their autistic sibling.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Inside a climate-controlled chamber, a standard fridge is fitted with sensors and filled with gel blocks to measure how evenly it cools.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

She rubbed gel into her hair and got dressed.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Different gels and drinks will be offered to different players.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

To be clear: These athletes aren’t chowing on the yucky old sports gels we all know and hate, the ones that taste like tangerines and moldy baseball gloves.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

Currently there are no hormonal contraceptives for men although some gels and pills are being tested.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

Many common whitening products rely on peroxide-based bleaching found in strips, gels, and mouth rinses.

From Science Daily Mar. 23, 2026

And now Mustafa practically lives in the bathroom, shaves, gels his hair, and drowns in cologne.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

Russell admitted that the "pace was really, really poor on my side", and that he has never gelled with the Miami circuit and its low-grip surface and slow corners.

From BBC May 3, 2026

But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2026

After treatment with dancing molecules, the gelled nanofiber scaffold reduced inflammation, shrank glial scarring, stimulated neurite extension, and encouraged neurons to grow in organized patterns.

From Science Daily Feb. 16, 2026

McVay fist-bumped players during warmups at State Farm Stadium, his trademark gelled hair spikes in full effect.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2025

The trouble was that his mathematics never gelled tightly.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

The 63-year-old, who was sacked by England last year, said his side can challenge the All Blacks in their next game despite "not quite gelling" against the Pumas.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2023

“There’s a lot of game left to play, and I don’t see anything gelling yet,” Mr. Kochel said.

From New York Times May 14, 2023

The gummy section covers various gelling agents like gelatin, agar agar, pectin and tapioca starch.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2022

A palpable sense of optimism might finally be taking root on a team that showed distinct signs of gelling following a year of upheaval and overhaul.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2022

In the matter of showing the propensity for gelling into mischief these youngsters establish a record, but their escapades are generally of a harmless character and lead to nothing very serious.

From Held by Chinese Brigands by Herbert Strang




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