attach
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In this process, cells attach molecular tags to the protein and send it to the proteasome, the cellular machinery responsible for breaking down unwanted proteins.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
“When you attach multiple boxes, you create a physical gap between the speakers,” Vaissié explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
He added that they had been able to give him water and attach him to an intravenous drip.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
What’s needed is for the right materials to be found which can withstand the environment and do the lifting and attach to the satellite that pulls the elevator up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
After pouring the formulas in, we hang the bags, attach the tubing, and adjust the pump rate for how long we’ll be asleep.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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It then attaches to c met receptors on satellite cells, the stem cells responsible for maintaining and repairing skeletal muscle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Doctors suspected she had a potentially fatal pregnancy complication called placenta percreta, where the placenta attaches itself and grows through the uterus.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Roberts described the injury as “discomfort” at the back of Ohtani’s knee, around where the hamstring attaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“It is not coincidental that Poland, which shares a border with Russia and attaches high value to its membership in NATO, has been one of the largest gold buyers,” Eichengreen says.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
He puts on a shirt and attaches a collar with studs.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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The size of a tablet computer and attached to drones, the military-grade jammers can hinder Russian air defence systems from tracking and targeting such weapons in-flight, Downing Street said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Evans said he did see brief maternity summaries - "usually a couple of paragraphs" - attached to each baby's neonatal notes.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The actor reportedly purchased the property through an LLC attached to Pearl Street Films, the production company he shares with Affleck.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
A crew of men with blackened faces wearing steel hats with flashlights attached stands in the dark “Anthracite Coal Mine Near Pottsville, Pennsylvania,” photographed by Jack Delano in 1938.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
For effect, she gave a little shake on the leash ends of the TOT, just as if they were a set of reins attached to a pony’s bridle.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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For most of his career, he found his relevance by attaching himself to those who were.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
At a Karur textile factory, busy with workers attaching labels to caps and ironing cloth bags, AFP saw eight people wearing head cameras and smart glasses supplied by Objectways.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“I started with Vecna by physically feeling this character, finding the voice, using the references and attaching all of that into the emotion and the drive behind him,” Bower says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
According to the researchers, this suggests the kimchi-derived bacterium can continue attaching to nanoplastics even in environments similar to the human digestive tract.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
The men set to work uncoupling freight cars and attaching new ones onto the train.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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