combination
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In other words, the combination did more than affect a few bacteria individually.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Alex Lane said the site used to have around 500 birds in its captive collection - but, a combination of Brexit and avian influenza means today, there are fewer than 100.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
This combination improved the treatment's ability to stimulate a broader antitumor response.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
When asked about a merger during a recent earnings call, Musk told investors that there was “more and more overlap” between the companies, but that he couldn’t discuss a combination on that call.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
He went to the safe and turned the dial left and right, stopping at each number of the combination.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Among all the combinations investigated, one produced especially striking results.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
"Hopefully we come out on top. The combinations are really starting to come together now, so we're just excited and we're all ready to go."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Only one of the four possible combinations of answers centers on birth year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Perhaps some broader evolutionary principle could help explain how nature arrives at combinations of physical properties capable of supporting stable structures and increasingly complex systems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
But all Dad gave me in return was one of those I’m sorry face-shrug combinations.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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