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That helps explain why one patch of ocean has attracted so much attention.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

For this study, the Yale team successfully used a dual patch clamp technique on fully intact mouse retinas.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Or maybe you’ve experienced the unique frustration of peeling off a price tag and ending up with a stubborn gooey patch?

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

So he assigned Ousmane Dembélé a top-secret job: The moment the referee blew his whistle, he was to run over and protect that patch of the field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Two fences, usually, with a wide patch of empty ground between the two.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Around the Colosseum, patches of shade were few and far between.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Municipal Softball League: The Feeneys’ jerseys featured black patches embroidered with “JBK” for Jamie Bailey Krug, the first of the original founders to make it back to home base in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

He scans the low banks for "patches of death".

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

"These images may reveal intact patches of bone collagen, potentially offering a ready-made trove of fossil candidates for further protein analysis," Taylor explained.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

The ditches were thronged with elderberry and dark with patches of mint down low.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The confinement structure is temporarily patched, and Ukraine seeks $580 million for repairs to prevent irreversible corrosion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

"The second thing is that even with existing weaknesses that we know about, but organisations might not have patched against, might not be well defended against, it's just a really good hacker," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

“The vest is patched to show the wear from the guitar strap.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

The Liberal Party leader said both parties had patched up with an agreement that neither party could overturn decisions taken by the coalition's joint "shadow cabinet" of senior lawmakers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

“No way could we have patched together a plausible story from this. Good Lord. It was weeks before I got over it. Camilla couldn’t even talk for three days.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The move is aimed at patching up a looming funding gap in the country’s public healthcare system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Most companies are getting better at patching critical bugs, but AI is driving up the sheer volume of reported bugs and patching everything is taking longer, according to HackerOne, which helps companies triage bug reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

"We need as many hands on our body, patching all the wounds," she said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Still, some fear the current condition of L.A.’s streets may worsen despite the efforts of city crews, as Los Angeles has been prioritizing patching roads over repaving them in their entirety lately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026

Maddie was going off duty by the time the ambulance men had finished hurriedly patching up the German pilot and brought him into the ground floor office of the control tower.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein