imprint
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Building on earlier work showing that a first pregnancy reshapes the brain, the researchers found that each pregnancy leaves its own unique imprint on the maternal brain.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
South Africa were too skilful individually, too connected as a collective for England to make an imprint.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
In “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” Monica is unable to love David wholly, despite her choice to activate his imprint feature.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
At the time, Macmillan’s Flatiron imprint said the book went through a thorough vetting process and the publisher would continue to support it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Since they instinctively follow a dominant leader and will imprint on humans as that leader, they can readily be driven by a shepherd or sheepdog.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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In one study, currently under peer review, we found that clumps of imprints behave just like dark matter, an unknown substance that makes up most of the matter in the universe.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
"There are so many imprints in my experience of going to the movie theatre as a kid and growing up going to the movies," he said.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Collectively, those imprints have produced more than 50 New York Times bestsellers.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
Leading imprints include Scribner, Atria Books and its namesake flagship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
It had clearly been delivered by microdact; those telltale claw imprints gave that away.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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It's not just horses helping Lloyd, but a Welsh dragon too, imprinted on her helmet.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The room’s furniture remains eerily static, while their bodies’ movements leave traces imprinted around the frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Head coach Steve Borthwick has, in the past, zeroed in on the continuity, cohesion and the long-term lessons imprinted by the white heat of a Test match - but was citing different evidence this week.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
But skating over the Olympic rings imprinted on the Milan ice rink has "felt different than any other competition," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
For each Junior Championship win he was awarded a typewriter, as well as a trophy and a parchment certificate with his name imprinted.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Monica may spend time with David and choose whether she’d like to activate his imprinting feature, triggering a familial love that looks and feels as real as her biological son’s — at least to David.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
If there’s another cub in California, the agency may try to pair them up to keep them from imprinting on people, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
Howe immediately set about imprinting his methods at Newcastle.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
They found that very few people had developed any antibodies unique to omicron, a pattern indicative of strong imprinting by the initial vaccination.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024
Nhamo didn’t know what imprinting was and she didn’t bother her head about it.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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