milieu
Example Sentences
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Like the milieu in which they’re set, prison movies can be terribly constricting.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
With its chopped-up percussion and unusual amount of space, “Valentine” sounds uncannily contemporary today, a testament to how forward-thinking the artists from this milieu were.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
"By asking why LNPs perform so differently in the physiological milieu of the body, we found a surprisingly simple answer that could make a wide range of mRNA and gene editing therapies substantially more effective."
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Even more unusual, in this particular political milieu, was her expressed compassion for Palestinian Muslims.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Obviously, the environment or the milieu that surrounds an organism contributes to its physical attributes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing milieu
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