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cloning

[kloh-ning] / ˈkloʊ nɪŋ /
VERB
copy exactly
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This had been accomplished with time travel and cloning technology.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Obviously, Cramer’s claims, which hang on cloning and time travel, are out there.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

As high-quality synthetic re-creations become cheap and accessible, cloning has become a more desirable option for studios struggling with runaway production costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Castro was obsessed with cloning Ubre Blanca, a champion milk cow, to end the chronic milk shortage his agricultural policies created.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But before the cloning of whole animals, there was the cloning of individual cells —Henrietta’s cells.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

"I know the technology very well," says Stice from the University of Georgia, who has been involved in hundreds of clonings.

From US News ● Aug. 4, 2016



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