clump
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The different theories provide different answers for how dark matter should clump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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
Add more pasta water as needed — the sauce should lightly coat, not clump.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
Fred saw a clump of TV cameras and photographers and eager reporters with notebooks.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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He’s lost weight and his hair falls out in clumps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
So-called “dark matter” clumps around galaxies and snakes throughout space in long tendrils.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
By blocking some of that radiation, the dense clumps also shield material located behind them.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even worse when my grandmother shook the box of cornstarch into the spray bottle, spilling clumps of white powder on the floor.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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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
Some stars are spread throughout the spiral arms, but others are clumped tightly together in star clusters.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
Hers came out smooth and velvety while his clumped up.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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"There are different tribes of people in every age group, but when you get older, people start clumping you together with other stereotypes," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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
Roman will help scientists measure that small clumping for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Scientists believe dark matter began clumping together first.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 3, 2026
I lean away from the breeze, its saltiness gritty on my skin, clumping my hair.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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