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mimicry

[mim-ik-ree] / ˈmɪm ɪk ri /




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"A novel aspect of the paper was our use of powerful mass spectrometry sequencing to identify molecular mimicry between the adenovirus vector protein and the PF4 culprit target," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Horror is filled with trend-hopping and mimicry — the genre itself holds a mirror to our cultural anxieties, replicating them with chilling, hyperbolic intensity.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

That AI can, for a moment, fool our ears is a testament to its power as mimicry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

But it also true that this mimicry of a manifesto launch spoke of a government very aware it needs to wrest back the agenda and look like it is in control, after a bumpy start.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

She turned to him, horrified, not knowing why, and cheerfully he twisted his own face into a mimicry of the mommet.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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