transfer
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The key to the success of the method -- which the team informally dubbed "helping hands" -- is the transfer of healthy photosynthetic algae, also known as symbionts, from which corals derive their color.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“And so white…I don’t want to transfer makeup on him!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Working as a post-match interviewer for US broadcaster CBS, legendary former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel tried to steer Martinez away from discussion about his old club's summer transfer window on four occasions.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Even more remarkably, the transfer of material appears to be happening so slowly that the star could continue feeding on its companion for hundreds of thousands of years, potentially even billions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Even though the bus transfer from Atlanta to Montgomery would have taken only a few hours, that would have meant a few hours more than we could have stood.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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"What transfers to humans isn't the map, it's the method, and the fact that we now know that a healthy brain has a very organized lipid map at all," says Luca Fusar Bassini.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
When asked about allegations that individuals were being conscripted outside their home township, he said transfers from other townships do occur when local quotas cannot be met.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Gulf producers have increasingly relied on the U.S.-protected tanker movements, ship-to-ship transfers outside Hormuz and pipelines that bypass the strait entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
There is a five-year federal lookback period for certain Medicaid long-term-care transfers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
They had sent her a list of potential transfers.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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In several important reaction steps, hydrogen could be transferred to intermediate chemical compounds directly as molecular H2, rather than only through separate hydrogen atoms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
After several weeks of court battles fighting extradition, Serhii K - identified in court documents as Serhii Kuznetsov - was transferred to Germany late last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Belgal’s attorneys said he was transferred to New Jersey after the shooting before being returned to federal detention in Brooklyn.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Brother Yam kept a schedule of the boats that docked at the base of the mountain in case a sick villager needed to be transferred to the hospital in the city.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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They also want better social and educational programs, as well as a reduction in the inmate population from over 6,500 to 4,000 -- driven by quicker court proceedings and transferring people to other units.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Proper assessment of the risks and consideration of work methods, adequate staffing and clear procedures for transferring towers between teams could have enabled this work to go ahead without incident," Gidman added.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Barth notes Suncor also is transferring about C$1.4 billion of liabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In one experiment, transferring microbiota from mice that received a mulberry preparation to other animals was associated with improvements in some metabolic disturbances.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
I shrugged, feeling Flaca’s knee heat transferring into my leg.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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Physical Science - Energy - Introductory
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